Kenneth L. Krysko photos.
Scientific name: Lampropeltis calligaster .
The following key will separate the two subspecies of mole kingsnake that are found in Florida. If you are unable to distinguish between the subspecies using the characteristics in the key below, you should be able to do so using geographic location alone.
| 1a | 50 or fewer black-bordered reddish-brown body blotches; the Florida panhandle. | Mole
kingsnake, Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata |
| 1b | 52 or more black-bordered reddish-brown body blotches; scattered populations from Lake Okeechobee west to De Sota County and north to Brevard County. | South
Florida mole kingsnake, Lampropeltis calligaster occipitolineata |
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