Fortunately Coral Snakes are not aggressive. Because of their bright colors there have been stories where children have found them and played with them and did not get bitten. They are just stories however. These snakes are extremely venomous and deadly if bitten. Black and Yellow lethal fellow is the saying I heard. But remember they were here first so we sort of moved in on their territory. I've seen a few Rattle Snakes and a few Water Moccasins since I've been in Florida the last 10 years. This is the first I've heard of one of these in the area. Always knew they were here but never saw one or heard of someone seeing one up close and personal. Did have a Gator come up next to the boat when fishing the Ocklawaha River. All I could think of at the time is we're going to need a BIGGER BOAT! Florida is full of interesting wild life.

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

TomAAto, TomAHto!! What difference does it make? The end result is the same.

the snake in the picture is not a corn snake it is a small coral snake.....

color difference is very slight but important.

Red touch black friend of Jack (non poisonous);
Red touch yellow kill a fellow (poisonous).

I was not aware they were in this area and I too would be interested to know where this picture was taken.

There are variations to the rhyme. The way we learned it many years ago in 4-H Club was Red on yellow kills a fellow, red on black poison lack.

Makes me think about leaving my ball in the weeds from now on.

How to Tell the Difference Between a King Snake and a Coral Snake

Pictures of the king snake and the coral snake and how to tell the difference.

Coral Snake
 

You are correct. That is a very dangerous snake. You can tell by the red next to yellow (kills a fellow) stripes. A corn snake or king snake would have red next to black stripes. I would dispose of that thing especially if you have pets.

Coral snake
 

That picture is definitely a coral snake. It's bite contains a neurotoxin. Fortunately, they are shy and normally non-aggressive, but just don't try to corner one. And, yes, I would notify animal control. They should be rather rare around here, but if there is one... well, you know.

I would try to avoid being bitten by it. But don't kill it because it was here first.

Animal control does not deal with wild snakes.

How exactly would I get rid of it? It slithered off to the fields behind me, so I hope it doesn't come back.

I am not familiar with this company, but...
 

How To Get Rid of Snakes

http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/profe...s-Leesburg.htm

If anyone else is familiar with this company, give a review. We did have a female opossum which had very young in the neighborhood and could get quite nasty but it left with its joeys. So, we never needed wildlife removal. There are feral cats and rabbits in the neighborhood as well as coyotes drawn by the bunnies.

Put a line of mothballs along the entire perimeter of your property about 6 inches apart. Change them out every two weeks. It will keep snakes off your property.

Do you have an axe or a machete? If not you can run it over with your golf cart.