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TLE2 wrote:Remember the old rhyme:

Red and Yellow, Kill a Fellow
Red and Black, Friend of Jack

..as if anyone ever forgets it.

Never heard that before but .... how do you know which red ones are the good guys? They are listed as both kill and friend. What about brown? I know green snakes aren't bad hubs picks those up all the time and puts them someplace where I can't see them. Grass snake garder snake what ever they are. I will be on the lookout for the red snakes wearing the white hats and I won't send those to the snake pit in the sky.

seniorshooteress wrote:

TLE2 wrote:Remember the old rhyme:

Red and Yellow, Kill a Fellow
Red and Black, Friend of Jack

..as if anyone ever forgets it.

Never heard that before but .... how do you know which red ones are the good guys? They are listed as both kill and friend. What about brown? I know green snakes aren't bad hubs picks those up all the time and puts them someplace where I can't see them. Grass snake garder snake what ever they are. I will be on the lookout for the red snakes wearing the white hats and I won't send those to the snake pit in the sky.

This is how you tell the difference between a Coral snake and another one that looks very similar. A coral snake has red and yellow bands adjacent to each other. The safe snake has red and black bands next to each other.

And the version I remember is:

Red and yellow: deadly fellow
Red and black: venom lack

seniorshooteress wrote: Never heard that before but .... how do you know which red ones are the good guys? They are listed as both kill and friend.

It is based upon the pattern of the colored rings.

A small difference that may make it more clear.

Red on Yellow, Kill a Fellow
Red on Black, Friend of Jack

Here are some other venomous snakes:

Cotton mouth / water moccasin:



Copperhead:



Diamond back rattler:

Hey how about a warning first?! I'm at work afterall.

SQLGeek wrote:Hey how about a warning first?! I'm at work afterall.

Your list was incomplete.

That was intentional...for the children, ya know.

Those two red and black snakes look simular. I can see myself outside with a magnifing glass looking at the pattern on a snake before I chop off it's head or otherwise dispose of it. I will talk to the the snake "Hey there little fella, let me inspect you, now hold real still and don't bite me." Did I fail to mention, I am terrified of ANY snake?

seniorshooteress wrote:Those two red and black snakes look simular. I can see myself outside with a magnifing glass looking at the pattern on a snake before I chop off it's head or otherwise dispose of it. I will talk to the the snake "Hey there little fella, let me inspect you, now hold real still and don't bite me." Did I fail to mention, I am terrified of ANY snake?

try this version...
Red touches yellow: kill a fellow
Red touches black: venom lack

seniorshooteress wrote:Those two red and black snakes look simular. I can see myself outside with a magnifing glass looking at the pattern on a snake before I chop off it's head or otherwise dispose of it. I will talk to the the snake "Hey there little fella, let me inspect you, now hold real still and don't bite me." Did I fail to mention, I am terrified of ANY snake?

You want to keep the King Snakes around - among other things, they eat mice, rats, and other snakes - including venomous ones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsnake).

The coral snake will normally flee, and will only bite as a last resort (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_snake)

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ddstuder wrote:

USA1 wrote:

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That one in red is the scariest.

TxRVer wrote:That one in red is the scariest.

Yeah, and unlike the coral snake, that one will chase you down and bite you in the backside. The sound it makes is terrifying.