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[David Mary]

Norwegian Forest Cat

YES!!! He must be! Never heard of them before, but I looked them up and everything tracks!

 

[SharpBits]

Is that a poisonous one??

I think it’s a milk/corn snake. Not the poisonous Coral snake.

 

[SharpBits]

YES!!! He must be! Never heard of them before, but I looked them up and everything tracks!

Whatever he is, he’s a handsome lad.

 

[jbmonkey]

I think it’s a milk/corn snake. Not the poisonous Coral snake.

scarlett florida king snake..not poisonous.

David, a coral has black head and yellow touching red pattern...

looks like this...i have them on the property...

 

[David Mary]

Hard to make out colors

 

[jlauffer]

Red touch black, friend of Jack
Red touch yellow, kill a fellow

 

[David Mary]

What if Jack doesn’t like me though?

 

[jbmonkey]

Hard to make out colors

I was taught black head thin yellow separates black and red, equals a coral. some are taught red touches yellow kills a fellow rhyme. the florida coral is part of the cobra snake family.

that rhyme doesnt work on a central american coral snake that is a different color pattern. just best not to touch them, if ya can.

 

[SharpBits]

I treat them all with a healthy respect, poisonous or not. We had an angry water moccasin that had to be sent off to a milking farm, but the rest get released.

 

[jbmonkey]

I should also mention these corals are super shy snakes. you'll almost never see them. they hide under leaves and such. if they see you they flee away fast. I saw that one as I mowed down some long mess and it ran into the dirt road to escape. soon as I turned mower off it fled into the jungle for safety.

 

[adluginb]

The saying around here goes Red on black, venom lack. Red on yellow, kill a fellow.
jlauffer Im from Oklahoma so it’s a little different.

 

[David Mary]

The saying here is blue on black, tears on a river, push on a shove, it don't mean much, joker on jack, match on a fire, cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch.

 

[jlauffer]

Yeah the rhyme apparently only works in the US. The bad news is that coral snake venom is pretty potent. The good news is that they have small fangs so envenomation is pretty rare. Like a layer of clothing is enough to prevent a good bite.

 

[jbmonkey]

I treat them all with a healthy respect, poisonous or not. We had an angry water moccasin that had to be sent off to a milking farm, but the rest get released.

ya close to the river named state park? bet ya see a few water snakes every now and then.....

 

[jlauffer]

The saying here is blue on black, tears on a river, push on a shove, it don't mean much, joker on jack, match on a fire, cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch.

Kenny Wayne Shepard fan?

 

[David Mary]

Perhaps not strictly, but Andy's post instantly made me think of it and I just listened to it for the first time in maybe ten years. Enjoyed every second of it.

 

[SharpBits]

ya close to the river named state park? bet ya see a few water snakes every now and then.....

We back up the a preserve that backs up to the park. Lots of critters, but I have only seen 3 moccasins.

Next door neighbor says he saw a glimpse of our elusive bobcat trying to hunt a fawn, the other day.

 

[David Mary]

3 moccasins.

This is definitely strange… I was sure they hung out in pairs.

 

[SharpBits]

This is definitely strange… I was sure they hung out in pairs.

You can wear one around your neck.

 

[David Mary]