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Coral Snake

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  • Snake Bites
  • Coral snakes have alternating bands of red, yellow (cream), and black. The red bands are adjacent to only yellow bands. Coral snakes are difficult to identify because many nonpoisonous snakes have similar appearances.

    (From KJ Knoop, Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 1997, McGraw-Hill, Fig. 16.26, courtesy of Steven Holt, MD; with permission.)

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