Western Ratsnake vs. Great Plains Ratsnake
Adults are easy: the Western Ratsnake turns shiny black with a white chin and throat; the Great Plains Ratsnake stays grey with bold brown blotches all its life. The young are the hard case: both are grey and blotched. The Great Plains has a dark spearpoint between the eyes made by two neck stripes joining; the young Western Ratsnake has a dark band across the head in front of the eyes instead.
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