This past Saturday the US Fish and Wildlife Service had opened the Red Sheep Mountain Road within the National Bison Range. We went with the intentions of seeing the unbelievable scenery and, of course, birds. The pleasant surprise of the road was a Gophersnake along side of the gravel road. When I was a child, about 3 months ago, we called them bull snakes, and I had a fear of them. They were aggressive and fearsome looking, now I know most of is a bluff. This particular Gophersnake went through all the motions – flattening the head, hissing loudly, vibrating the tail, and coiling – to attempt to appear like a rattlesnake.
