Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,640
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Cemophora coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. There are two subspecies of C. coccinea that are recognized as being valid. The Texas scarlet snake (C. lineri) was previously considered a subspecies.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cemophora coccinea”.