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Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis calligaster

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Mostly brown snake with faint blotches on the back and sides.

Habitat:

Found crossing the road about 2 pm in a piney woods forest.

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Lampropeltis calligaster

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Comments (2)
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/260856039 Finally saw a California King snake with distinct markings,be it a juvenile!!
Caleb Steindel
ashley, this is my 13,000 favorite! thanks for your hard work!

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PublishedApril 24, 2014

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