See if the snake has a black and yellow tail.The venomous coral snake's tail has only black and yellow bands with no red. The non-venomous scarlet king snake's band pattern remains the same throughout the length of his body. 3 Look at the color and shape of the snake's head.Determi...
Julius, 2011 A heteromeric Texas coral snake toxin targets acid-sensing ion channels to produce pain. Nature 479: 410-414.Bohlen, C. J., Chesler, A. T., Sharif-Naeini, R., Medzihradszky, K. F., Zhou, S., King, D., Sanchez, E. E., Burlingame, A. L., Basbaum, A. I., ...
Coral snake, any of more than 100 species of small, secretive, and brightly patterned venomous snakes of the cobra family (Elapidae). Most species are tricolored (rarely bicolored), with various combinations of red, black, and yellow or white rings. All