Thank-ye, Mr. Wizard.
Those rhymes are worthless to me - never can remember them when looking at a KING Snake.
HOWEVER- I will be able to remember : RED HEADED KING.
And thanks also for straightening out the correct 'other' one designation. KING SNAKE - not a rat snake.
My two favourite snakes are the green garter snake, and the bull snake.
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