Sonoran Coralsnake vs. Ground Snake
Both are small, banded night-active snakes of the deserts and grassland of central and southern Arizona, and banded Ground Snakes are often taken for coralsnakes. A: Black from the snout to behind the eyes, then a wide yellow or white ring in the Sonoran Coralsnake; head the colour of the body or darker, no pale ring behind it in the Ground Snake. B: Red touches yellow (or white); the black rings are bordered by yellow in the Sonoran Coralsnake; black bands touch the red or orange directly in the Ground Snake. C: Wide red and black rings with narrow yellow ones, all the way round in the Sonoran Coralsnake; black saddles or bands on cream or orange, often not crossing the belly; or no bands at all in the Ground Snake. The coralsnake is venomous (strong nerve venom): never handle a ringed snake you cannot name.
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