A extremely angry Pacific gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer) hissing and lunging at the camera in order to scare the photographer off.

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Size: 5791px × 3865px
Location: Tilden Regional Park, California
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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