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Spilotes Couperi
Gopher Go"pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyid[ae]; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan. Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth. 2. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciurid[ae]; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile. 3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows. 4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States. Gopher drift (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. --Raymond.

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- The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is a species of large, non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the southeastern United States...
- hissing and shaking of its tail as a warning. The current distribution of D. couperi is reported as extending from the Coastal Plain of southern Georgia to...
- of the eastern United States, like the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) and the eastern racer (Coluber constrictor), it is called “black snake”...
- columbia (Skinner, 1917) – Columbia blue or Skinner's (silvery) blue G. l. couperi Grote, 1873 – Couper's silvery blue G. l. deserticola (Austin & J. Emmel...
- specific name, couperi, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper. The preferred natural habitat of L. couperi is forest. L. couperi, is oviparous...
- mushrooms colored in tones of blue. The eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon couperi, of the southeastern United States, is a dark blue/black. IndiGo is an...
- Central po****tions are now ****igned to different species (D. melanurus, D. couperi and D. kolpobasileus), and D. caudomaculatus and D. margaritae are recognised...
- of the largest colubrids such as the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) and the indigo snake (Drymarchon corais) which can both reach lengths...
- Florida worm lizard (Rhineura floridana) Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Southeastern pocket...
- rattlesnake in one instance. Additionally, eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi), North America's longest native snake can be taken as well. While these...