SNAKE crusin by.....

[DanB]

Red and yellow kill a fellow, black on white all right to handle, though I will not handle or play with snakes, lucky to get this photo before he split, 2 1/2 feet long easy.

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[WilliamBoyd]

Looks like this guy, a Mountain King Snake:

Photograph taken near Flagstaff, Arizona.
He was about 2' long.

Also known as a Sonora King Snake or Scarlet King Snake, and
they are found in many parts of the US.

I saw one many years ago near Big Sur, Monterey, California.

More similar snake pictures at:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,147986.0.html

 

[DanB]

The photo was taken up in Crown King AZ

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[RevJoel]

Sometimes it is difficult to visualize the pattern difference between the King snake and the venomous coral snake without a guide. Below is the western coral snake.

Pax Christi
Rev. Joel+

 

[rmptr]

I've heard that irregardless of a snake species venomous capacity, all snakes have a "dirty mouth" with perhaps leftover detritus of prior meals, and any snakebite could be toxic to some extent or other.

They just aren't fun to play with like a puppy!

Best,
rmptr

 

[WilliamBoyd]

A King Snake in Crown King, Arizona.

How appropriate.

 

[Rattler0216]

I've been bit by non venomous snakes many times and a Speckled Rattlesnake once,
spent 6 days in the hospital. The good thing about the kingsnakes, is that they will
feed on the venomous snakes hence the name "Kingsnake", it is the king of snakes.
I am wierd in the fact that I find all snakes, especially the venomous ones fascinating,
and wonderful creatures.

HH Rattler