This is a juvenile Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer observed in a field of waist high Johnson Grass. This juvenile snake will lose this colorful pattern as it ages. As adults, Eastern Yellow-bellied Racers are colored a uniform pale gray on top with a distinctive yellow belly below.
![Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer - Juvenile](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/easternyellow0-belliedracer-juvenile-008.jpg)
![Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer - Juvenile](http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/easternyellow0-belliedracer-juvenile-009.jpg)