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Tamaulipan Milksnake vs. Long-nosed Snake

They meet in the brush and sandy ground of South Texas. A: Clean rings of red, black and yellow right around the body in the Tamaulipan Milksnake; black and red saddles flecked with cream; the belly mostly plain in the Long-nosed Snake. B: Short and rounded, black in the Tamaulipan Milksnake; long and pointed, pale or pinkish in the Long-nosed Snake. Both are harmless; the Long-nosed Snake's red is speckled with black and its saddles are speckled with cream.

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Tamaulipan Milksnake

Lampropeltis annulata

Long-nosed Snake

Rhinocheilus lecontei
Tamaulipan Milksnake vs. Long-nosed Snake: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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