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Quiz: Are you savvy about queen snakes?

A queen snake on wet rocks.
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Do you know your snakes? Can you tell a queen snake from a garter snake? Do you know what they eat and where they live?

See how much you know about these creatures on this quiz. Feel free to study up ahead of time with the help of our creature feature.

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