FOX SNAKE
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Characteristics:
* Yellowish to light brown back with bold blotches
* Yellowish belly with dark blotches
* Broad, rounded, unpointed nose
* Weakly keeled scales; no keels on side of body
* Divided anal plate
* Nonvenomous
* Diet: Small mammal, birds, and their eggs
* Habitat: Open prairies to woodland river areas
* Distribution: Extreme southeastern South Dakota