The Heritage Ranch Gopher Tortoise Preserve offers a long-term refuge for slow movers with a big ecological role.

These 12 snake species call Idaho home, but only the rattlesnake bite is dangerous to humans. Others include prairie rattlesnake, gopher snake, garter snake.

As many as 350 other species have been found living in gopher tortoise burrows, according to the ADCNR, including dozens of insects, amphibians, and other reptiles, including snakes.

The three-and-half-foot long snake has been tentatively identified as a non-venomous female gopher snake. The species are found in North America and can grow up to seven feet.

The gopher snake in the video was taken by Maki to a secluded area and released unharmed back into the wild, the video shows. Rattlesnake Solutions offers to help identify snakes at ...

The gopher snake in the video was taken by Maki to a secluded area and released unharmed back into the wild, the video shows. Rattlesnake Solutions offers to help identify snakes at ...