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Originally Posted by Todd Poer
Oh they are probably there but are largely nocturnal and pretty shy, as I have been told. No snake expert but understand the coral snakes are like grandaddy long legged spiders, very toxic venom but mouths on spider are too small to even bite and teeth are so small on coral snake they have to chew on you some to envenomate. Pretty sure not letting one hang around me long enough for that to happen. I think most bites are when kids pick this things up
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Im not an expert either, with the exception of experience and exposure. I have encountered a couple dozen coral snakes over the years, and those I have bumped into that were no where near dwellings or structures, have been admired and sent on their merry way. I can tell you that when aggravated, they can be quite aggressive, and they “strike” just like any other snake. On the “chewing” that is sort of accurate, when they bite, they clamp down HARD, then grind their jaws to distribute the venom. I have taunted them with sticks, and can vouch that they will hang on to a stick, and dangle their entire body weight.
Ones that have a real chance of encounters with people or pets are dealt with more severely. I have two good friends that narrowly escaped death from coral snake bites. Both bites could have been avoided by excercising more caution.
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