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Schott's Whipsnake vs. Striped Whipsnake

They meet on the southern edge of the Edwards Plateau and in the brush country. A: One clean cream stripe low on each side in the Schott's Whipsnake; a cream stripe split lengthwise by a thin black line in the Striped Whipsnake. B: Rusty orange on the sides of the neck in the Schott's Whipsnake; dark, with no rusty colour in the Striped Whipsnake. C: Olive-grey, grey-green or bluish in the Schott's Whipsnake; black, dark brown or grey in the Striped Whipsnake.

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Schott's Whipsnake

Masticophis schotti

Striped Whipsnake

Masticophis taeniatus
Schott's Whipsnake vs. Striped Whipsnake: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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