Cemophora coccinea copei

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Cemophora coccinea copei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Cemophora
Species:	C. coccinea
Subspecies:	C. c. copei
Trinomial name
Cemophora coccinea copei Jan, 1863
Synonyms
Cemophora copei Jan, 1863

Cemophora coccinea copei, commonly known as the northern scarlet snake, is a subspecies of harmless colubrid snake that is native to the southern and eastern United States.