Desert Coachwhip vs. North American Racer

Their records meet in many parts of California. A: Pink to red, dark bands on the neck in the Desert Coachwhip; plain olive, brown or blue-grey, no bands in the North American Racer. B: Long and whip-like, the scales look braided in the Desert Coachwhip; ordinary tail, no braided look in the North American Racer. Young racers are blotched like young coachwhips; the coachwhip's young are banded dark on tan.

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