Lined+Snake

Lined Snake The lined snake lives in the lower south eastern corner of South Dakota. They live in many different habitats from grassy fields, under rocks, in wooded areas, to some urban. Some people mistake them for garter snakes, but they has a slightly different marking on them. The line snake has spots on its belly. These slithering creatures can be black or gray to a brown color. The stripe that runs from head to tail can vary from an orangish color to a white cream color. These snakes are rather versatile but they get run over by cars, which is one of the biggest reasons that they are endangered in the state of South Dakota.

http://blass.com.au/definitions/lined%20snake

Lined Snakes are not poisonous. It is very uncommon for them to bite, so they use a different defense mechanism. A smelly musk is released from glands around the tail.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=ARADB38010 http://gfp.sd.gov/wildlife/critters/amphibians-reptiles/snakes/lined-snake.aspx http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/reptiles/Squamata/Colubridae/Tropidoclonion-lineatum http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/sdrare/species/tropline.htm

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