Striped Racer vs. North American Racer

Both hunt by day in the grassland and chaparral of the Coast Ranges and Sierra foothills. A: A clean yellow or cream stripe along each side in the Striped Racer; no stripes: plain from end to end in the North American Racer. Young racers are blotched, not striped.

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