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Yeah, you wanna know what a Coral Snake looks like. Their venom is a neurotoxin... same as cobras. Fortunately, Coral Snakes aren't out in the open as much as pit vipers. They prefer to stay in out-of-the-way places like under rotting logs, etc. looking for earthworms.

Here's an Eastern Coral Snake... showing the red-next-to-yellow thing:



Here's where Coral Snakes live in the U.S.:



Here's a Scarlet King Snake... the black bands between the red and yellow let you know it's not venomous:

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