Striped Whipsnake vs. Common Coachwhip

Both are long, slender, fast snakes with smooth scales and big eyes that hunt by day. A: the Striped Whipsnake is black, brown or grey with a cream or white stripe along each side, split down its length by a dark line; the Common Coachwhip is plain tan, brown, pink or reddish, without stripes. B: seen whole, the Whipsnake looks striped from end to end. Their ranges overlap in Utah, Nevada and the Southwest (the Coachwhip is not in Idaho).

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