Great Plains Ground Snake vs. Smooth Earthsnake
Both are small, plain, secretive snakes found under rocks and logs; they share 12 one-degree squares (Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas). A: Glossy; each scale edged darker in the Great Plains Ground Snake; plain grey-brown with tiny black dots scattered over it in the Smooth Earthsnake. B: Often with oval black saddles in the Great Plains Ground Snake; never banded in the Smooth Earthsnake. The Smooth Earthsnake has a small, cone-shaped head and six upper lip scales (the ground snake has seven).
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