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Characteristics:
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Known as the "blue racer" to many people
* The adult snake has solid
blue to greenish colored back with a cream to bright yellow belly, with no pattern on back or belly
* Young racers have dark
blotches along the back with spotted sides and scattered dark speckles on belly. As they grow older (2-3years), this coloration changes with skin shedding to the solid adult coloration
* Smooth scales
* Nonvenomous
* Diet: small
mammals, birds and their eggs, amphibians, and insects
* Habitat: open
grassland, pasture, and prairie areas
* Distribution: in
the counties adjacent to the Missouri River and all counties in western South Dakota
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