Rough Earthsnake vs. Ring-necked Snake
Newborn Rough Earthsnakes are dark grey with a pale band across the back of the head and are taken for young Ring-necked Snakes (records share 139 one-degree squares). A: Young: a pale band across the back of the head only, gone in adults in the Rough Earthsnake; a yellow or orange ring right round the neck, kept for life in the Ring-necked Snake. B: Plain whitish or grey in the Rough Earthsnake; bright yellow, orange or red, usually with black dots in the Ring-necked Snake. C: Keeled, dull in the Rough Earthsnake; smooth and satiny in the Ring-necked Snake.
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