Sonoran Coralsnake vs. Long-nosed Snake

Both are banded red, black and pale, out at night in the deserts of central and southern Arizona. A: Black, short and blunt in the Sonoran Coralsnake; long and pointed, pale or pinkish in the Long-nosed Snake. B: Clean rings all the way round the body in the Sonoran Coralsnake; saddles on the back, flecked with cream; the belly mostly pale in the Long-nosed Snake. C: Red touches yellow in the Sonoran Coralsnake; black saddles bordered by cream, the red patches peppered with black in the Long-nosed Snake. The coralsnake is venomous: never handle a ringed snake you cannot name.

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