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Lampropeltis calligaster is a species of kingsnake known commonly as the prairie kingsnake and they are generally a light brown or grey in color, with dark grey, dark brown, or reddish-brown blotching down the length of its body. Their preferred habitat is open grassland with loose, dry soil, typically on the edge of a forested region, not far from a permanent source of water.

Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata known commonly as the mole kingsnake is a subspecies of the prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster), generally light brown or gray in color, with dark brown, orange, or reddish-brown blotching down the length of its body.

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