Louisiana Pinesnake vs. Western Ratsnake

Both live in the pine woods of deep eastern Texas. A: Buff to tan with dark brown blotches in the Louisiana Pinesnake; adults black or very dark brown; young ones (shown) grey with dark blotches in the Western Ratsnake. B: Heavy, with a small pointed head in the Louisiana Pinesnake; slimmer, with a squarer head; the belly edges kinked for climbing in the Western Ratsnake. The pinesnake lives in pocket-gopher burrows and hisses loudly; the ratsnake climbs trees.

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