Southeastern Crowned Snake vs. Common Wormsnake

Both are small, glossy brown burrowers under the same rocks and logs (Wormsnake records in 50 of the crowned snake's 60 one-degree squares). A: A black cap and a black collar in the Southeastern Crowned Snake; a small head no darker than the body, with tiny eyes in the Common Wormsnake. B: Cream to pinkish, stopping at the edge of the belly in the Southeastern Crowned Snake; pink, running up onto the lower sides in the Common Wormsnake.

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