I know this first hand how close they are in apperance.......
thats how I found this website.....there was snake under my pourch and had gotten a pic of it put it on here and we thought it looked like a meritime, but infact turned out to be an Eastern, so I can tell ya they do looks a lot alike, so I do agree though about the dorsal being faint or not even be seen on the Meritime, and I think there a bit lighter in color than an Eastern normally...........
