>>You guys are right, I was too hasty in my ID. Sorry for any confusion!>>

LOL. Your "confusion" lends support to the hypothesis that Ensatina is a "mimic" of the newts in the genus Taricha.

http://www.biol.lu.se/zooekologi/epb/people-en/es-en/Shawn/pdf downloads/2008 Kuchta et al Evolution.pdf

OTOH, here is a photo of what an owl did to a "coral-snake mimic." Being a "mimic" is of questionable value.

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