coral snake

     

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Trivia about coral snake

  • This highly venomous snake of the eastern U.S. has red & black bands separated by yellow ones
  • The Eastern species of this is encircled with broad red and black bands, separated by narrow yellow ones
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows two similar-looking snakes on the monitor.) The common mnemonic "Red touch black, friend of jack; red touch yellow, kill a fellow" helps distinguish a harmless scarlet king snake from this extremely poisonous snake
  • The harlequin snake is an eastern species of this colorful but deadly biter that sounds like a real undersea serpent