Cemophora coccinea
Scarlet snake ( Cemophora coccinea)
The scarlet snake ( Cemophora coccinea ) is a ungiftigte snake from the southeastern United States. The species is the only one of the genus Cemophora and is divided into three subspecies.
Scarlet snakes are a relatively small snake species with a size of 36 to 51 cm. They are light gray and have red spots on the back, which are framed in black. Your belly is uniformly light gray. Since their spots partially pull up to the lower body and thereby strips are formed, they can be easily confused with the coral snake or red king snake.
Cemophora are nocturnal and spend their days generally under leaves and logs. Only in the evening they come out of hiding to go looking for food. To their food include lizards, small rodents, reptiles, eggs, and other snakes. The reproduction of animals takes place during the spring. In the summer they usually lay 3-8 eggs, which hatch from the small snakes in early autumn.