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Originally Posted by Cliff Fr
Gopher tortoises are considered a key stone species because other species such as the black snake you mentioned use their burrows
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Now we're getting somewhere! So THAT'S the reason they captured a bunch of them and stuck them in a little prisons all over of the North side! Our kindly benefactors were just encouraging snakes to breed, in order control the rat population! It all makes sense, now. In fact, I've seen foxes using the burrows, too, and even though foxes are a key repository for rabies, they also eat rats!
I knew there had to be a good reason for the tortoise torment! They're always thinking of us, aren't they!