The Utah Mountain kings(L.p. infralabialis) have between 42 and 57 white rings from neck to vent, and usually has another 9 to 12 on the tail. They also get ther scientific subspecies name because they only have 9 lower lip(infralabial) scales compared to 10 in other pyromelana. Their snout is also much more solid white than taylori, the Utah milksnake. Also, infralabialis is not usually found below about 5500 feet. Also their heads are more difined from their neck than milksnakes are.



The Utah milksnake(L.t. taylori) has an entirely black snout, or only slightly mottled with light flecking, and the RBR(red body rings) number 23 to 34 from neck to vent ONLY.



Interestingly enough, the infralabial count for taylori is 7 to 11 which is very non-typical for a subspecies of triangulum which are generally 8 to 10.



Here is a photo of a typical infralabialis, although it's white ring count is very much on the extreme high side for their meristics. Still, the snout and body shape and other characteristics are quite typical.



You can do a google "image search" and find plenty more of each kind to help you out more too. Just make sure you are looking at the correct type of snake on the sites, because all the photos that can come up do not necessarily mean they are the snakes themselves, but are sometimes on the site somewhere else once you click on it.

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