Coral Scales

Snake is about 16 inches long, with slender head & body, smooth scales, and round pupils. Coloring is alternating black and off-white bands, with a red-orange stripe along the back which is interrupted by the black bands. The tip of the nose is black. Thought of a coral snake when I saw it, but it doesn’t look like the pictures I’ve seen, since the red isn’t in the form of bands, but rather like a dashed stripe along the length of the back. If anyone would benefit from seeing a picture, please reply with email address and I’ll forward one.