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Old 04-27-2014, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rayschic View Post
Coral snakes eat lizards so we all have plenty of food for them in our yards.(Anoles/geckos)
It definitely looks like a coral snake to me and the red and yellow bands are touching, so it is poisonous.

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I had not heard of one of these in the Villages' area. Guess we all have to be more careful around wetlands here.