Gulf Coast Ribbon?

[Elliot]

Sure...this book on the desk in front of me....page 48 Fig.3 (.com)

Have you seen this?
snakefinder

It shows that I'm just barely in their range, it doesn't show where the subspecies are though. Would a Gulf Coast ribbon be a subspecies of a Western ribbon?

[adamanteus]

Would a Gulf Coast ribbon be a subspecies of a Western ribbon?

Yes indeed, Thamnophis proximus orarius. The Western nominate form being Thamnophis proximus proximus.