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Coral snake? Posted by Norma on December 6, 2023, 7:31 pm Yikes! As I was about to unlock the gate, I spotted a red and black striped snake. I didn’t stick around to see if it was a false coral snake! Do any of you have experience with them?

Re: Coral snake? Posted by Gerry on December 6, 2023, 7:54 pm, in reply to "Coral snake?" Coral snakes have black red yellow and white rings. So you’re ok

Re: Coral snake? Posted by Norma on December 6, 2023, 8:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Coral snake?" It had yellow, red and black but no white!

Re: Coral snake? Posted by Jo Anna H on December 6, 2023, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Coral snake?" My understanding (gleaned from a local biologist some years ago) is that there are two snakes with this colouring, one of which is venimous, the other of which is benign. The order of their colours differs, so it is possible to distinguish. Something to research.

Re: Coral snake? Posted by Heleen on December 6, 2023, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Coral snake?" Best to google it. It’s probably long gong

Re: Coral snake? Posted by Ted L on December 7, 2023, 8:02 am, in reply to "Re: Coral snake?" Don’t really know if it’s accurate but here’s what I’ve heard: red touches yellow will kill a fellow.

Re: Coral snake? Posted by Saralynn on December 7, 2023, 9:21 am, in reply to "Re: Coral snake?" Norma, the bookstore has a small selection of animal identification books, including Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals of Western Mexico, an excellent collection of photos of fauna of the Costa Alegre. It shows three species of non-venomous snakes that resemble coral snakes. These books are not for sale, but you may come in and browse them to identify what you saw.

Re: Coral snake? Posted by Saralynn on December 7, 2023, 9:34 am, in reply to "Coral snake?" For those who want to know right now, the Nayarit coral snake has large red bands with small yellow bands bordering the red and surrounding slightly larger black bands. So the order is red, yellow, black, yellow, red. No white bands. VENOMOUS!

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