- Size:
Length in Kansas up to 14 5/8 inches.
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Range:
Found in southcentral and southeastern Kansas, with an isolated colony north of the
Arkansas River in Russell County. |
- Description:
Harmless. Smooth scales. A variably patterned snake; some are a uniform gray or
reddish-brown while others may have from 1–25 black crossbands. Belly cream or white.
Young are miniature adults with equally variable pattern, but are more brightly colored.
- Habits:
Active from April to September; prefers to stay beneath flat rocks and in earth cracks on
rugged hillsides; may be nocturnal. Breeding occurs in May or June; from 4-6 eggs are laid
in late June or July. Never bites. Feeds on spiders, scorpions, centipedes and various
insects.
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