Texas Coralsnake vs. Scarletsnake
They meet in the sandy woods of eastern and southern Texas (the Texas Scarletsnake). A: Rings go all the way round the body; red touches yellow in the Texas Coralsnake; red blotches on the back only, edged black, on a white ground in the Scarletsnake. B: Black and blunt in the Texas Coralsnake; red and pointed in the Scarletsnake. C: Ringed like the back in the Texas Coralsnake; plain white, no marks in the Scarletsnake. Texas Coralsnakes are highly venomous; the Scarletsnake is harmless and lives underground.
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