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Fox Snake
Elaphe vulpina vulpina
Description
Terrestrial; body grayish yellow, dark dorsal blotches, alternating lateral smaller blotches; juveniles very similar to juvenile Black Rat snakes; belly cream to straw with dark checkered pattern
Stats
Size
40 - 50 inches
Status
Uncommon
Similar Species
Bull snake, Hognose snake
Diet
Small rodents
Habitat
Wet grassland
Reproduction
Egg-laying - up to 15 eggs laid in July will hatch in August
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