South Florida Mole Kingsnake vs. Red Cornsnake

South Florida Mole Kingsnakes live in pinelands, prairies and pastures from Brevard to Lake Okeechobee, among Red Cornsnakes. A: A net of dark lines on the back of the head; the neck not set off in the South Florida Mole Kingsnake; a pale spear-point on the head and neck; a distinct neck in the Red Cornsnake. B: 75 or more small, black-edged reddish-brown blotches on grey or brown in the South Florida Mole Kingsnake; large red or orange saddles edged in black in the Red Cornsnake. A cornsnake's belly is a black-and-white checkerboard; the mole kingsnake's white or cream with brown blotches.

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