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scarlet snake
2-3 ft. 1/2" thick black,red,yellow colors with pointed head. lays still for hours . checked on it later then gone. see small holes around foundation of house telling me it burrows along house living there and feeding
nc.
looked harmless
Spotted on Aug 26, 2014
Submitted on Jan 26, 2015
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Cool snake! The scientific name is a latin name, not "scarlet snake". The scientific name for this species is Cemophora coccinea, please put this in that field. Thanks!