Western Ratsnake vs. Western Foxsnake

Both are big, keeled-scaled ratsnakes of Iowa farms and woods. The Western Ratsnake turns shiny black as an adult, with a white chin and throat; its young are grey with dark blotches and a dark band across the head. The Western Foxsnake keeps a yellowish ground with large dark brown blotches all its life, and has a plain, unmarked yellowish or reddish head.

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