Common Name:	Scarlet Kingsnake
Scientific Name:	Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
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Range:	South Central Virginia southward to Key West, Florida and westward to the Mississippi River
Diet:	Lizards, other small snakes, baby mice, earthworms, and insects
Habitat:	After heavy rains they can be found in the open but most commonly found beneath logs and bark in wooded areas containing pine trees
Distribution:	Common
Size:	Hatchling 5-7 inches Adult 14-20 inches
Clutch Size:	2 to 6 eggs
Morphs:	None?
Special Notes:	Very nervous little animals, difficult to get a wild caught to eat mice. Due to small size of the hatchlings, feeding is difficult as well. Even though this is a Scarlet KingSnake it is a subspecies of Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum). The Scarlet Kingsnake is a true coral snake mimic. The rhyme to remember which snake is poisonous is "Red and Yellow will kill a fellow. Red and Black Your Friend Jack. So if the red bands touch the yellow bands it is probably a coral snake and poisonous. There are exceptions to the rule.
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