Rough Earthsnake vs. Great Plains Ground Snake
Both are small, plain snakes under rocks in southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas (records share 28 one-degree squares). A: Keeled, dull in the Rough Earthsnake; smooth and glossy, often each scale edged dark in the Great Plains Ground Snake. B: Always plain grey-brown in the Rough Earthsnake; often oval black saddles or a dark band on the neck in the Great Plains Ground Snake.
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