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Scarlet Snake

Cemophora coccinea

Description

Terrestrial; body white to cream, with orange to red wide dorsal blotches bordered in black; belly white

Stats

Size

14 - 21 inches

Status

Endangered

Similar Species

Red Milk snake

Diet

Lizards, snakes, reptile eggs

Habitat

Dry, rocky hillsides

Reproduction

Egg-laying - up to 5 eggs laid in July will hatch in August

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