Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Photo by: Tim Allison. Date: July 05, 2011. Location: Near East Coulee, Alberta
Adults: 95 cm - 180 cm
Tell tale scales: yellowish to cream coloured, with black to brick-red blotches. The head is the same width as the neck.
Where out there: dry fields, sagebrush and badlands. Uses rocks and boulders for basking and shelter.
Cool Facts: Bullsnakes are good climbers and are sometimes found up cottonwood trees searching for bird eggs and nestlings.
