Mole Kingsnake vs. Eastern Milksnake

Both are small-headed, smooth-scaled kingsnakes with black-edged reddish blotches. A: Small blotches, much narrower than the gaps between them in the Mole Kingsnake; large saddles, about as wide as the gaps in the Eastern Milksnake. B: No pale Y or V on the nape in the Mole Kingsnake; a pale Y or V on the nape in the Eastern Milksnake. The milksnake also has a bold black-and-white checkerboard belly; the Mole Kingsnake a whitish to yellowish one with brown spots.

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