Though still beautiful, the Eastern Coral snake is not quite as vividly or cleanly colored as the Arizona species. They are however, the most toxic in the U.S. The color sequence is identical to the Arizona Coral, but their banding is not as “clean” and they often have black speckling on their yellow and red scales. These snakes eat frogs, lizards and small snakes. Humans are not part of their diet, they will only bite a person if disturbed or handled. snakebuddies.net
Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener) - a photo on Flickriver
Texas Coral Snake - Has the most potent toxin in the United States. Although they are usually a docile snake, they can and will bite if abused. Contrary to popular belief, Coral snakes do not have to "chew" their intended victim to inject venom. They are in the same family of snakes as the cobras, sea snakes and mamba's. They are found throughout the eastern, central and south Texas.
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