Eastern Ratsnake vs. Red Cornsnake

Young ratsnakes are often taken for cornsnakes; both live in the pine woods, fields and barns of the southeast. A: Black or dark grey in the Eastern Ratsnake; red or orange saddles, each edged in black in the Red Cornsnake. B: Grey with dark grey to brown saddles and a dark bar across the head in front of the eyes in the Eastern Ratsnake; reddish-brown saddles edged in black and a spear-point mark on top of the head in the Red Cornsnake. Cornsnakes have a bold black-and-white checkerboard belly from neck to tail.

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