Commonly feeds on reptile eggs by swallowing them whole or cracking them with teeth at the rear of the upper jaw. Hatchlings are 5-6 inches. In North America, Scarlet Snakes are seen from as far north as New Jersey through the South to Texas and Oklahoma. In Texas, the two subspecies are found in East Texas and along the Gulf Coast. Cemophora coccinea copei in green Cemophora coccinea lineri in blue This project funded by the University of Texas College of Natural Sciences and the Texas Memorial Museum .
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