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Originally Posted by T77911S
red and yella (yellow), kill a fellow, red and black, safe jack.
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That actually refers to Coral Snakes. Since they are not pit vipers the head shape is no clue...it's tapered like the non-toxic snakes. The stripes go around the body. If red is next to yellow it's a Coral...If red is next to black it's safe.... Personally I'd leave them both alone
Another way to quickly tell a gopher snake from a buzz tail is that the rattlers seem to have more dull or dusty skin. Gophers always look shiny to me.