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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
[Re: westtexaswatkins]
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06/02/15 11:38 PM
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flintknapper
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In all my travels in Texas and the untold hours I've spent out of doors, I have never run across a Milk Snake, Coral Snakes...yes, many times. Very COOL find! As already noted, most folks would have killed it for a Coral Snake, not knowing the difference. Of course, it is well to know that the color pattern for a Coral Snake (Red touch Yellow) only applies to the indigenous Corals of the United States, there are actually Coral snakes in other regions of the world that have 'Red touch Black' patterns (among others) that are indeed venomous snakes. The Scarlet Kingsnake is another snake that is often mis-identified, but doesn't range too far into Texas. What a great find...and my hat is off to you for taking good care of the milksnake. Flint.
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
[Re: Ramball36]
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06/03/15 12:13 AM
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BayouGuy
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That's a beauty. Must have shed very recently. We call them Coral King Snakes around my neck of the woods. That's a different creature Actually, there's no such creature as a Coral King Snake. We have both Louisiana Milk Snakes (lampropeltis triangulum amaura) and the similarly patterned Scarlet King Snake (lampropeltis elapsoides), but they both get called Coral King Snakes. It's not correct, but that's the way it is.
If you can't laugh at yourself, give me a call. I'll gladly laugh at you. "I keep trying to see Nancy Pelosi's and Chuck Schumer's point of view, but I can't seem to get my head that far up my [censored]." Senator John Kennedy, Louisiana
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/03/15 12:41 AM
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westtexaswatkins
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The old saying is not always true. We caught this Texas Long Nose at our house several years ago and red does touch yellow.
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
[Re: westtexaswatkins]
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06/03/15 12:57 AM
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Michael W.
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A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/03/15 02:32 AM
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Colt W. Knight
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I found one in West Virginia when I was deer hunting once. It was about the size of the one you have pictured. Extremely pretty snake.
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/03/15 02:50 AM
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passthru
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Very pretty snake. Had I found it I would have had to buy an aquarium, heat rock, mousies . . .
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/03/15 03:44 AM
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/03/15 03:52 AM
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/04/15 04:12 AM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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Man thats Cool... Not cool enough for me to get all handsy with it But Cool Exactly
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/04/15 04:02 PM
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armadilla
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Oh man... please do not let kids play with snakes... they get the wrong message then end up in the hospital...
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/04/15 04:47 PM
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kdub
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Oh man... please do not let kids play with snakes... they get the wrong message then end up in the hospital...
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Re: A snake you don't see everyday
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06/04/15 07:40 PM
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Pope&Young
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Man thats Cool... Not cool enough for me to get all handsy with it But Cool 100% agree
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