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  • body color mostly solid
  • body color other than black or blue
  • body color brown


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Large snake, 2 ½ to 4 feet long; body brown (reddish brown to chocolate brown) above, red or orange-red below. body brown, red-orange below <image courtesy of Ohio Department of Natural Resources>
Smaller snake, less than 18 inches long; there may be a hint of tiny dark spots on the back. smaller snake <image courtesy of Ohio Department of Natural Resources>
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