Another snake ID thread

[scotty]

Ok experts, what do I have here? It's close to a coral, but I don't think it is. This was in Encinal. The snake was about 18" long and maybe 1/2" in diameter.

[ecallarman]

looks like a coral to me

[quackaholic1]

Belly is all wrong to be a coral snake, looks like a king snake to me.

[Hammerdown15]

Scarlet snake?

[Bushwacker]

Looks like coral

[AlaskaFlyerFan]

Red on black...friend of Jack...Red on yellow, kill a fellow.

Looks like a coral to me.

[scotty]

He had mottled yellow racing stripes down both sides. I was thinking some kind of banded king snake as well.

[Cajun Blake]

looks like a coral to me

X 2

Black head also depicts coral

[oktx]

Doesn't really look like a coral to me. The yellow in the black is what doesn't look like a coral.

[elf feet]

Not a coral - look at its belly. It's a Texas longnose.

http://www.birdsandherps.com/bvsnakes/rlecontei.html last pic is the best.

[scotty]

Not a coral - look at its belly. It's a Texas longnose.

http://www.birdsandherps.com/bvsnakes/rlecontei.html last pic is the best.

Thank you Elizabeth! That's a perfect match!

I guess I didn't need those welding gloves when I relocated him out in the brush.

[elf feet]

Thank you Elizabeth!

I guess I didn't need those welding gloves when I relocated him out in the brush.

Haha! Not a problem

[Hammerdown15]

Thank you Elizabeth!

I guess I didn't need those welding gloves when I relocated him out in the brush.

Got it! I didn't think my answer was right. Now, I know it wasn't.

[westtexducks]

Not a coral - look at its belly. It's a Texas longnose.

http://www.birdsandherps.com/bvsnakes/rlecontei.html last pic is the best.

Was just about to post this up. They are beautiful snakes, and the ones we have seen are very docile and are easily handled.

[westtexducks]

looks like a coral to me

Coral snakes stripes will go all the way around the body, this guy only has them on the top of his body.