Houston Chronicle

If coral snake bites you, don't count on antivenin

When Ray Grasshoff saw his 3-year-old beagle, Jack, tossing a brightly striped snake violently in his mouth on June 9, then rubbing his snout, he remembered a rhyme from his childhood days working ...
Houston Chronicle

Coral snakes live in Houston, but deaths from their bites are rare. Here's where you might see one.

In the world of snakes, nothing can compare to the dazzling red, black and yellow colors of a coral snake, or for that matter, its venom. No other snake has a rhyme associated with it to help humans ...
KXAN

‘Red and yellow kill a fellow?’: How to actually tell which Texas snakes are venomous

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Everyone’s heard a version of the phrase “Red touch yellow, kill a fellow; red touch black, friend of Jack,” but this iconic mnemonic device isn’t as useful as you think. The ...
Orlando Sentinel

Coral snake sighting a first in 30 years

My husband Ralph and I were walking across a stretch of unruly riverfront in New Smyrna Beach when the distinctive red-yellow-black bands of a coral snake caught my eye. “Stop!” I shouted to my ...
Florida Today

Melbourne woman uses machete to save venomous coral snake from a cat

Michelle Redfern's first instinct when she saw a 2-foot-long coral snake slithering in her garage Wednesday morning was to grab a machete or start the rhyme. "Red touches Black, Friend of Jack; Red ...
Florida Today

Woman surprised by 2-foot coral snake in her yard

Michelle Redfern's first instinct when she saw a 2-foot coral snake slithering in her garage Wednesday morning was to grab a machete or start the rhyme. "Red touches black, friend of Jack; Red touches ...