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VENOMOUS SNAKES OF
FLORIDA
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Eastern Coral Snake
(Micrurus fulvius fulvius)
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Note the rings on the coral snake are
distinctive and encircle the entire circumference of the
snake’s body. Also note the colors red touches the black
on the Scarlet king in contrast to the red touching the
yellow on the Coral. This can easily be remembered with
the rhyme "Red touches black, friend of Jack and Red
touches yellow kills a fellow". The "nose" area of the
Coral snake has a distinct black end as shown in this
picture. It should be noted here that these "rules" for
identifying these snakes only apply to the species found
within the United States. Species of Micrurus are also
found in Central and South America. Identification of
those species is more difficult. |
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Sulima
Moore holds a non venomous Scarlet King snake
to reveal the color similarities it shares with the
Eastern Coral snake. |
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Eastern coral
snake
(Micrurus
fulvius)
The bite
of this snake yields an extremely lethal toxin. However,
its short fangs render it ineffective in most cases of
delivering a bite, except on bare skin. This along with
it secretive and reclusive nature means it does not
usually present a danger to humans. This is despite the
fact that its venoms is similar in a general sense to
that other elapids, such as the cobras, and can cause
respiratory paralysis. |
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