Scarlet Snake

Description:

Scarlet snakes are fairly small -- to 20 in (51 cm) -- relatively slender snakes that are patterned with alternating red, black, and white or yellow bands.

Habitat:

Scarlet snakes are found throughout Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions of the southeastern U.S., from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey west to Oklahoma and throughout Florida. Within this region, however, they are generally most common in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills and are uncommon and scattered in distribution within the Piedmont.