Comparison of Harlequin Coralsnake, Scarlet Kingsnake, and Scarletsnake
Harlequin Coralsnake: Nose is black, broad and rounded
Scarlet Kingsnake: Nose is red and blunt
Scarletsnake: Nose is red and pointed
Harlequin Coralsnake: The tail is only black and yellow (two colors)
Scarlet Kingsnake: The tail is black, red, and yellow (three colors)
Scarletsnake: The tail is black, red, and white (three colors)
Harlequin Coralsnake: The belly has three colors, like the back.
Scarlet Kingsnake: The belly has three colors, like the back
Scarletsnake: The belly is white.
Now that you have learned how their noses, tails, and bellies can be used to tell them apart, here is what the whole Harlequin Coralsnake and its two mimics in Florida look like.
Harlequin Coralsnake, Micrurus fulvius
Scarlet Kingsnake, Lampropeltis elapsoides.
Scarletsnake, Cemophora coccinea.
