See if the snake has a black and yellow tail.The venomous coral snake's tail has only black and yellow bands with no red. The non-venomous scarlet king snake's band pattern remains the same throughout the length of his body. 3 Look at the color and shape of the snake's head.Determi...
“Red and yellow can kill a fellow; Red and black, friend of Jack” are two of several similarmnemonicsthat have been used to distinguish coral snakes from similar North American snakes, such as the scarlet king snake (Lampropeltis elapsoides). Herpetologists note that these rhymes are ...
See if the snake has a black and yellow tail.The venomous coral snake's tail has only black and yellow bands with no red. The non-venomous scarlet king snake's band pattern remains the same throughout the length of his body. 3 Look at the color and shape of the snake's head.Determi...