In late 2018, Florida news outlets reported a troubling rash of reptilian attacks by venomous snakes in a surprisingly short time span: Four people sustained coral snake bites in just two weeks.
Some snakes are camouflaged, using the colours and patterns of their scales to blend in with their environment. Others use bright colours as a warning to predators. Venomous Eastern coral snakes, for ...
That being said, snakes with alternating striped patterns could be some sort of coral snake, which are venomous, so I wasn’t about to grab it. I took the pot across the street to an open field, ...