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AnimalsSensitive species
A small, short-headed gartersnake of northern wet prairies that hunts earthworms almost exclusively.
Field facts
HabitatWet prairie, marsh edges, old fields
RangeNortheastern Indiana
When to lookApril to October
StatusState endangered (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesCommon Gartersnake — larger head
Field note: When alarmed it thrashes in place rather than fleeing straight away.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Report sightings to Indiana DNR rather than collecting.
This species is treated as sensitive: locations are generalised to county level and never routed to directly.
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