flames have a bright red/orange stripe down both sides from the neck alll the way to the tail tip. Many of them, but not all, also have orange or red on their stomachs, as well as orange or red cheeks. Most have a white stripe, the flame I recently found has barely any stripe on its back and no orange on the face. nonetheless, a beautiful snake and a lucky find! Many eastern garters have orange in between their scales that often sticks out a little, and some pretty orange blushing, technically, not flames, but still gorgeous in their own rites. Like Chili!!!!