Florida Kingsnake vs. Eastern Kingsnake

Florida and Eastern kingsnakes meet and mix in north Florida, roughly north of a line from Pinellas to Flagler County. A: More than 40 narrow bands, the scales between them lightened in the Florida Kingsnake; 19 to 32 narrow bands, black between them in the Eastern Kingsnake. B: A broken, speckled chain on the sides in the Florida Kingsnake; a bold chain joining the bands along the sides in the Eastern Kingsnake. Florida Kingsnakes usually have 23 scale rows, Eastern 21 (Florida Museum). Where they meet, many are in between.

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