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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-queen-snake/" title="The Queen Snake" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="137" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qs1b-300x137.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="queen snake" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qs1b-300x137.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qs1b-800x364.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qs1b-1536x699.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qs1b-2048x933.jpg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qs1b-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The queen snake can be found in the eastern United States and Canada. These snakes are nonvenomous colubrids that prefer edges of lakes, canals, creeks, ponds, ditches, marshes, agricultural, and urban areas. They are an indicator species as they are found near clean, running water. Their presence is indicative of [&#x2026;]</p>
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