Eastern Milksnake vs. Central Ratsnake
An adult Central Ratsnake is black and nothing like a Milksnake, but the young are grey with dark blotches and are often mistaken for one. A Milksnake's blotches are red or reddish-brown and outlined in black, and its scales are smooth and glossy. A young Ratsnake's blotches are dull grey-brown with no black outline, and it has a dark bar across the head in front of the eyes.
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