Long-nosed Snake vs. Western Milksnake

Both are red, black and pale snakes that come out at night. A: the Long-nosed Snake has a long, pointed snout that juts past the lower jaw; the Milksnake's snout is rounded. B: the Long-nosed Snake has black saddles that do not reach the belly, flecked with cream, and cream or red spaces flecked with black: a speckled look; the Milksnake has clean, unspeckled rings, each red ring bordered by black. C: the Long-nosed Snake's belly is whitish or yellowish with a few dark spots at the edges; the Milksnake's belly is checkered black and white. Most of the scales under the Long-nosed Snake's tail are in a single row. Their ranges overlap from Kansas and Colorado south (in Idaho only the Long-nosed Snake).

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