Southeastern Crowned Snake vs. DeKay's Brownsnake
Both are small brown snakes under the same cover (DeKay's records in 57 of the crowned snake's 60 one-degree squares); young DeKay's have a pale band across the neck. A: A black cap, a pale band, then a black collar in the Southeastern Crowned Snake; no cap: a dark mark on the side of the head behind the eye in the DeKay's Brownsnake. B: Plain, with smooth glossy scales in the Southeastern Crowned Snake; two rows of small dark spots; dull keeled scales in the DeKay's Brownsnake.
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