Southeastern Crowned Snake vs. Ring-necked Snake

The Ring-necked Snake is the crowned snake's main look-alike (Virginia Herpetological Society); both are small, glossy, collared snakes under rocks and logs (Ring-necked records in all 60 of the crowned snake's one-degree squares). A: A black cap, a pale band, then a black collar in the Southeastern Crowned Snake; a bright yellow or orange ring right round the neck; the head as dark as the body in the Ring-necked Snake. B: Tan to reddish-brown in the Southeastern Crowned Snake; slate grey or black in the Ring-necked Snake. C: Cream to pinkish, unmarked in the Southeastern Crowned Snake; bright yellow to orange-red, often with black dots in the Ring-necked Snake.

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