Coral snakes have these colors. Below is a picture
The phrase is "Red touches yellow - kill a fellow. Red touches black - venom lack." The coral snake's bands are arranged in the order red, yellow, black, yellow. The king snake's coloured bands are in the order red, black, yellow, black.
"Red touching black is a friend of Jack, red touching yellow can kill a fellow." This refers to the red, black and yellow rings around the coral snake. If the yellow and red rings are touching, you have a coral snake. If the red and black rings are touching, you probably have one of 25 subspecies of the king snakes.
The snake you are referring to is likely the coral snake, a venomous snake found in North and South America. It is known for its distinct red, yellow, and black rings. Remember, "Red on yellow, kill a fellow; red on black, venom lack."
Referring to the coloured bands... Red touches yellow - kill a fellow. Red touches black - venom lack. The order of the bands on a Coral snake is red, yellow, black, yellow. With the harmless king snake it's red, black, yellow, black.
Coral snakes are relatively small snakes. They are tri-colors - yellow, red and black. The coral snake distinguishes itself from copycats, such as the king snake, by the coloration of the stripes. If the yellow stripes touch the red stripes the snake is a coral snake.
red and yellow kill a fellow red and black venom lack
A Coral snake - a highly venomous species - has hoops of red, yellow and black arranged along the length of it body in the order red-yellow-black-yellow.
Assuming you meant 'Coral' snake - there are a few rhymes around to help you remember how to distinguish one from a banded king snake... Red touches yellow, kill a fellow - Red touches black, venom lack - is one example. With a king snake, the bands are in the order Red-black-yellow-black (this repeats along the length of the body) - while in coral snakes the order is red-yellow-black yellow
If the stripes are light in color, maybe even off white it could be a CA king snake.
Red and black venom lack, red and yellow,kill a fellow.
The snake you are referring to is likely the Coral Snake. Coral snakes have distinctive black, yellow, and red bands that encircle their bodies. They are known for their venomous bite and should be avoided in the wild.
"Red and yellow kill a fellow, red and black you'll make it back."That is the most common form of the phrase. Please keep in mind that it only applies to snakes in the United States. If you travel to Mexico, or countries in Central or South America, this rule does NOT apply.Red touches yellow - kill a fellow. Red touches black - venom lack.