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To: nickcarraway
Had one of these slither across the path in front of me a couple of days ago - fortunately, they're very easy to spot:


10 posted on 04/27/2017 12:29:39 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy
Had [a coral snake] slither across the path in front of me a couple of days ago - fortunately, they're very easy to spot:

"Red touch yellow, kill that fellow..."

14 posted on 04/27/2017 12:31:44 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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To: dirtboy

Red and yellow—


15 posted on 04/27/2017 12:33:24 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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red against yellow can kill a fellow.... dang!


25 posted on 04/27/2017 12:39:46 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: dirtboy

dat’s a good boy, King Snake, eats poisonous snakes!


35 posted on 04/27/2017 12:53:40 PM PDT by apostoli ("When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination." - Sowel)
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To: dirtboy
Red touch black, safe for Jack. Red touches yellow, kills a fellow.

Lucky we have King snakes and not coral's

43 posted on 04/27/2017 1:20:25 PM PDT by Mat_Helm
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To: dirtboy
fortunately, they're very easy to spot:

And easily confused with a Milk Snake which is not poisonous. Red touches yellow, kill a fellow. Red touches black, poison lack.


45 posted on 04/27/2017 1:34:34 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Good judgement comes from experience. And experience? Well, that comes from poor judgement.)
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To: dirtboy

Let’s see if I remember the ditty...
Red touch yellow,
kill a fellow.


61 posted on 04/27/2017 2:16:14 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
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To: dirtboy

If I came across that, I wouldn’t stop to think “Red on yellow kill a fellow... Or is it red on yellow, safe for a fellow?’ No sir!


72 posted on 04/27/2017 3:41:36 PM PDT by Ken H (Best French election ever!)
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