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The coral snake is a fairly small but brightly colored snake with black, yellow, and red bands. It is easily mistaken for the harmless milk snake. The red bands of a coral snake touch the yellow bands while in the milk snake, the red bands touch the black ones.
Use this pneumonic:
Red touches yellow: you're a dead fellow.
Red touches black: you're okay jack.
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How can the king snake use coloration to protect themselve?
king snakes look very similar to coral snakes. king snakes are not venomous but the coral snake is a very poisonous snake. the king snake wants to confuse preditors into thinking it is a dangerous king snake so that they will leave it alone.
What kind of snake is red with black and yellow stripes?
Can be either a coral snake or king snake. They look very similar, but the coral snake is one of the moat deadly poisonous snakes around. Best to leave it be.
What is a snake related to?
Snakes are related to lizards.
Are there coral snake or a same color snake in south west Wisconsin?
there could be. Kingsnakes and milk snakes can have very similar markings to the coral snake. A true coral snake's habitat is in the southern region of the US. if there is any doubt...stay away.
What stripped snake is poisonous?
There are a number of banded snakes that are venomous but none come to mind that are striped. The coral snake, tiger snake and banded krait as well as some sea snakes come to mind and all have bands but no stripes.
What is a red yellow and black snake called?
Coral snakes have these colors. Below is a picture
How are fangs of the copperhead different from the coral snake?
Yes, they are pit vipers, related to the cottonmouth and rattlesnakes.
Does coral snake poisonous?
Yes - Coral snakes are a venomous species of snake.
What are the names of harmless snakes?
rattle snake,coral snake,moccasin snake,
Is a coral a herbivore a carnivore or an omnivore?
A coral snake is a carnivore, as are all snakes.
Does a coral snake have bones?
Yes. Snakes have bones.
Does a hawk eat a coral snake?
Red shouldered hawks eat snakes often, and would take a coral snake.
How can the king snake use coloration to protect themselve?
king snakes look very similar to coral snakes. king snakes are not venomous but the coral snake is a very poisonous snake. the king snake wants to confuse preditors into thinking it is a dangerous king snake so that they will leave it alone.
Is a coral corn snake poisonous?
corn snakes are a non-venomous species of snakes that prefer to constrict their prey the coral corn snake is a color morphthere are several hundreds of corn snake morphs in the world
What does the coral snake eat?
Lizards, insects, small snakes
What kind of snake is red with black and yellow stripes?
Can be either a coral snake or king snake. They look very similar, but the coral snake is one of the moat deadly poisonous snakes around. Best to leave it be.
Are the Texas coral snake fatal?
All coral snakes are fatal. Their venom is a neurological toxin.
