![]() To see diagrams and examples of these patterns, please see the Resources section. “Spots” are round marks, and “blotches” are large irregular marks with dark borders that appear down the back, while tiny flecks of color appearing on each scale are called “speckling.” Lastly, “diamonds” are a strip of partially overlapping diamonds that run down the back and usually have a dark border, sometimes with an additional pale border as well. The rings of color that appear around a striped sock or raccoon’s tail are called exactly that when they appear on a snake – “rings.” If the strips of color only extend across the back and sides, but do not cross the belly, they are called “crossbands” (or sometimes just “bands”) instead of rings. These include the black swampsnake, black ratsnake, ring-necked snake, red-bellied mudsnake, black pinesnake, eastern indigo snake and the southern black racer. Sometimes there are multiple stripes down the belly, as well. Among these are several species of southeastern snakes commonly called 'black snakes' because of their primarily black coloration. Most adult Striped Swampsnakes are about 13-20 inches (33-51 cm) in total length. There are often symmetrical lines on either side of the body, sometimes with a third down the center of the back. “Striping” is a type of pattern in which a thin line of color extends down the length of the snake’s body, from head to tail. While you might think of a striped snake as having rings of color around it like a striped sock or a raccoon’s tail, the terminology for markings on snakes works differently. ![]()
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