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Characteristics:
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Sharply upturned snout
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Dark blotches along center and sides of body
* Belly and underside of the
tail blackish
* Keeled scales
* Nonvenomous
(mildly venomous to its prey)
* Diet: frogs,
toads, salamanders, and small
mammals
* Habitat: prairies
with sand or gravel/floodplains
* Distribution: statewide
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