On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a juvenile black racer. While adult snakes of this species are known for their black coloring, young ones can often be multi-colored.
Young black racer snake
![FILE - A juvenile southern black racer.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9fe6788/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F46%2F918e322248c4b5c8839c332fa021%2Fyoung-southern-black-racer-fwc-flickr.jpg)
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