 It has white scales on its snout with black sutures and often a large amount of white on the cheeks.It has 24 to 32 red rings which may be broken up with black in the mid-dorsal section and the rings may not completely cross the venter.These bright colors are similar to those of the coral snake, a venomous elapid (which includes cobras and mambas) that lives in the same areas as the milk snakes.