Great Plains Ground Snake vs. Western Milksnake
Banded ground snakes are small, red-and-black snakes found under rocks in the same rocky grassland as milksnakes (records share 45 one-degree squares, including southeastern Colorado). A: Black saddles straight on orange or cream: no white or yellow rings in the Great Plains Ground Snake; red, black and white or yellow rings; each red ring bordered by black in the Western Milksnake. The Western Milksnake grows much bigger (to about 3 ft) and has a black-and-white checkered belly; the ground snake rarely passes a foot.
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