Texas Coralsnake vs. Texas Scarletsnake

Both live in the sandy brush of South Texas near the coast; the coralsnake is dangerously venomous. A: Red saddles bordered in black on white; the belly plain white in the Texas Scarletsnake; complete rings of red, yellow and black right round the body, the red touching the yellow in the Texas Coralsnake. B: A pointed red snout in the Texas Scarletsnake; a black snout in the Texas Coralsnake. The scarletsnake's belly is plain white; the coralsnake's rings cross the belly.

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