Texas Coralsnake vs. Western Milksnake
The deadly coralsnake and its harmless mimic share most of Texas. Watch from a distance: never pick up a ringed snake. A: Red rings touch YELLOW rings in the Texas Coralsnake; red rings touch BLACK rings in the Western Milksnake. B: Black, followed by a broad yellow ring in the Texas Coralsnake; black or mottled; red or pale behind it in the Western Milksnake. C: Peppered with black speckles in the Texas Coralsnake; clean red in the Western Milksnake. The rhyme 'red touches yellow' works only for coralsnakes of the United States. Texas Coralsnakes are highly venomous.
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