Scarlet Kingsnake vs. Eastern Milksnake
The two meet in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolinas (16 one-degree squares), where they hybridize; in Louisiana, Eastern Milksnakes are few, in the north-west. A: Bright red, black and yellow rings round the body in the Scarlet Kingsnake; red-brown saddles edged in black on a grey or tan ground in the Eastern Milksnake. B: A red snout in the Scarlet Kingsnake; a pale Y or V on the nape; the snout grey or blotched in the Eastern Milksnake. C: The rings carry onto the belly, paler below in the Scarlet Kingsnake; a black-and-white checkerboard in the Eastern Milksnake.
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