Will I see snakes in the Grand Canyon?

Gila monsters are found in the desert areas at the far western edge of Grand Canyon National Park. Gopher snakes are the longest snakes in Arizona, and are often mistaken for rattlesnakes. At Grand Canyon, gopher snakes live in both the wooded forests of the Rims and the dry desert scrub inside the Canyon.



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