Red Cornsnake vs. Central Ratsnake

A Red Cornsnake has red or orange saddles, each edged in black, on an orange or grey ground, a spear-point mark on top of the head, and a black-and-white checkerboard belly. An adult Central Ratsnake is shiny black with pale skin showing between the scales; a young one is grey with dark blotches and a dark bar across the head in front of the eyes. In Pennsylvania a Cornsnake is almost always a released or escaped pet.

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