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Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:16 pm to AlxTgr
note the fearful deathgrip...
and the LBJ Vs.
and the LBJ Vs.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:16 pm to AlxTgr
Geez. Now I feel like a sissy for killing the one I sent you a pic of
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:27 pm to AlxTgr
i wish i had the nuts to do that. i fricking love snakes. But im also freaked the frick out by them like i feel they can strike at me from 4 feet away
This post was edited on 4/27/15 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:28 pm to jorconalx
That's Mung. I won't risk it.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:33 pm to AlxTgr
You can tell by the skin color. By the end of summer, Alx is the color of the snake, or darker. I can still pass for white.
#Coonass
#Coonass
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:40 pm to Mung
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:47 pm to Mung
quote:
You mean posting pics on the OB isn't compelling enough?!?!?!
You, sir, are made of stronger stuff.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:54 pm to Bleeding purple
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Nope still available and FDA approved. I have nevery seen one either. Really neat find. Small mouth and rear fangs is correct. They also do not hinge open their mouths all the way like common vipers. same reason Cobra charmers can work without fear.
Cool. I've come across only one, and I was about 10, (pre-snake annhilator days) and didn't know if it was a coral or not. So I retreated.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:11 pm to USMCTiger03
believe me, when i almost stepped on it, i started to reach down, then that rhyme went thru my brain. Then i looked for a stick to pin it down.
Black on yellow, kill a fellow
Red on Black, good for Jack.
Black on yellow, kill a fellow
Red on Black, good for Jack.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:38 pm to Mung
Saw one at our deer camp in TX. Neighbors wife was bitten by one. They rushed her to the hospital in Seguin and she was able to get anti-venom. When they gave her the anti-venom she had a heart attack. She eventually recovered at a hospital in San Antonio. Neighbor said the total medical bill was > $100k. I guess his insurance covered most of it. That venom is very potent.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:48 pm to Nawlens Gator
quote:How did that happen?
Neighbors wife was bitten by one
Posted on 4/27/15 at 3:49 pm to Mung
Another coral snake story.
I was queued up in a doctor's office exam room with the door open. Noticed a guy I knew queued up in the chairs out in the hallway and started talking with him. He tells me he has been bitten by a coral snake and he's got it in a jar. Yup, it was a coral snake in the jar. The doctor comes in the exam room and closes the door. I tell the doctor I can wait and he needs to attend to a snake bite victim. I told the doctor I could definitely ID the snake as a coral. If I remember correctly the young man and the snake were life flighted to Pensacola.
I was queued up in a doctor's office exam room with the door open. Noticed a guy I knew queued up in the chairs out in the hallway and started talking with him. He tells me he has been bitten by a coral snake and he's got it in a jar. Yup, it was a coral snake in the jar. The doctor comes in the exam room and closes the door. I tell the doctor I can wait and he needs to attend to a snake bite victim. I told the doctor I could definitely ID the snake as a coral. If I remember correctly the young man and the snake were life flighted to Pensacola.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 4:45 pm to Sparkplug#1
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quote:
Not true. They are an elapide, meaning they don't have retractable fangs, just fixed. They are small fangs, but not rear fanged like a boomslang.
I always thought/read they had fangs in the rear of their mouths. When googling, the eastern coral has fangs in the front. When googling coral snakes in general (many species of coral snakes), some say they are rear fanged. Now I'm confused.
And just to be crystal clear, since nobody has stated, they strike, just like other snakes. That "need to chew on loose skin" myth is what apparently gets some people bitten who feel like they are safe from being struck.
This post was edited on 4/27/15 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 4/27/15 at 5:18 pm to BiggerBear
For those that travel outside of the US, red and black/red and yellow doesn't work in some countries. Just don't touch any of them.
I've never seen one strike (not saying they don't), but have seen two small ones chew on a stick that was waved in their faces.
I've never seen one strike (not saying they don't), but have seen two small ones chew on a stick that was waved in their faces.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 5:49 pm to Mung
That's hilarious! Talk about a white knuckle grip, he's going to pinch that snakes head right off!
Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:26 pm to Tigerinthewoods
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Alex:\
How did that happen?
She said he raised up and bit her leg above the ankle. She said she saw him on the porch and she was trying to shoo him out. She said she is lucky to be alive.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 6:58 pm to Tigerinthewoods
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That's hilarious! Talk about a white knuckle grip, he's going to pinch that snakes head right off!
I kinda chuckled at that too, but if you've handled one before, you know what incredible contortionists they are with their mouths.
This post was edited on 4/27/15 at 6:59 pm
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