what kind of snake
#11
RE: what kind of snake
a11en my boys were in the pool and yelled for me to get the snake out of the skimmer,i grabbed a bucket and scouped him up,not for sure what that is, but it does look like a heart, probably one of the boys toys,theirs no telling, you got me curious now, will have to look tomorrow
#13
RE: what kind of snake
king snake is right but that comment about coral snakes not getting bigger than a foot is a crock.....i've seen them .....it's true the kings are longer, but dont think just because a snake is longer than a foot that it's not a coral.....go with the red touched yellow kills a fellow....i like to think of the seminoles, garrent and gold, is just as bad as red touching yellow, lol....
#15
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: what kind of snake
I think the Coral Snake can't actually strike you. It has a very small mouth and needs to find a place like the web of your hand between the thumb and forefinger to chew a spot. Seems like they don't have fangs like a rattlesnake. Biggest one I've ever seen was about 17", but you don't see many of them around here.
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: WV
Posts: 4,485
RE: what kind of snake
Seems like they don't have fangs like a rattlesnake.
Their toxin is also not the same as Rattlesnakes or other "pit vipers" which generally have hemo-toxin I believe. Corals use neuro-toxin and I believe it is much harder to treat through anti-venom procedures