Tamaulipan Milksnake vs. Texas Coralsnake
The harmless milksnake and the deadly coralsnake share the brush of South Texas. Watch from a distance: never pick up a ringed snake. A: Red rings touch BLACK rings in the Tamaulipan Milksnake; red rings touch YELLOW rings in the Texas Coralsnake. B: Clean red in the Tamaulipan Milksnake; peppered with black speckles in the Texas Coralsnake. The rhyme 'red touches yellow' works only for coralsnakes of the United States. Texas Coralsnakes are highly venomous.
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