Black Swampsnake vs. Glossy Swampsnake
The two swampsnakes of the south-eastern coastal plain share the same weedy wetlands and ditches. A: Plain bright red, no marks in the Black Swampsnake; yellow, with two rows of black half-moons down the middle in the Glossy Swampsnake. B: Glossy black, no stripes in the Black Swampsnake; glossy olive-brown, with faint dark stripes in the Glossy Swampsnake.
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