Species at Risk

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This large, long and slender snake does indeed have a yellow belly. It lives only in Saskatchewan, spending each summer in prairie grassland, pastures, old fields and open woods. In winter, it hibernates-sometimes in the same dens as rattlesnakes!

For more information about the Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer, visit these sites:

• Species at Risk - Grasslands National Park of Canada
• Environment Canada's Species at Risk Web site-Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer

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