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Baird's Ratsnake vs. Great Plains Ratsnake

They meet in the Trans-Pecos and on the western Edwards Plateau. A: Plain grey, no spear-point in the Baird's Ratsnake; a dark spear-point mark between the eyes in the Great Plains Ratsnake. B: Four faint dark stripes in the Baird's Ratsnake; brown blotches edged dark down the back in the Great Plains Ratsnake.

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Baird's Ratsnake

Pantherophis bairdi

Great Plains Ratsnake

Pantherophis emoryi
Baird's Ratsnake vs. Great Plains Ratsnake: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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