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Old 02-14-2022, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by alemorkam View Post
In one of the new sections under development. Here is a good thing to remember - The rhyme goes, 'red touching black, safe for Jack. Red touching yellow, kill a fellow'. This is the only rhyme that will identify a coral snake, one of the deadly serpents in North America.
How about, "if yellow separates black and red, leave it be or wind up dead."??
Or,"red and black, yellow always between, run away, run away, they are deadly and mean".

Sorry, I like rhymes and got carried away. Absolutely gorgeous shot of this potentially deadly neighbor.
Thank you for sharing.