Stay alert

All this rain has the snakes out. Found this one dead in the yard. I am guessing that the Lab killed it but it doesn't have much damage and
the dog seems to be OK. This is the second Coral snake seen in that last 5 days.

Ouch - glad to hear your dog seems to be ok

Poison control center in Dallas predicting a bad snake year due to mild winter.

I have only ever seen two live rattlers in the wild. But I have seen countless coral snakes. I even had one chasing me once.

Neurotoxins on those dudes, distant cousins to the cobras. If the dog had been bit likely would have died. Thankfully their fangs are rearward and small...

I've seen and caught lots of rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cotton mouths....never seen a coral snake in the wild...would really like to find one...

I've always liked their colors.

Red on Yellow kill a fella, good heads up

Me too, Would love to find one some day.

I've seen a King snake but never a coral, either.

Dog is still OK today. I don't know what else could have killed the snake inside the fenced area. If somebody wants this snake, I have it
in the freezer.

Like Stub said, the other is a milk snake.

have seen a couple, kid in Blanko was playing with one, got bite, nearly died

Very toxic venom!

Your Lab probably killed it. They can 'shake' a snake to death very quickly. A Coral snake would have a difficult time finding a place to latch onto a large dog, except for the lips or nose.

They can't simply 'strike' like pit vipers can...because their fangs are 'fixed' and the venom duct is not directly connected to them. Meaning...they need to grab onto an object and chew...in order to deliver any venom.

Just the same, it would be a good idea to watch your Lab. The onset of the neurotoxin venom can take time and 'symptoms' might not be readily detectable.

I had a Chocolate Lab that absolutely hated snakes and would grab and kill any that he found. He was bitten 3 different times by Copperheads, but it never dissuaded him.

I spend a LOT of my time outdoors and in 'the woods'. I have lived in Deep East Texas for the last 30 years and have seen exactly 1 corral snake. But I grew up in the Hill Country (Austin) and saw at least a dozen corral snakes there, most of them within the city limits.

They seem to prefer certain environments.

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I think they are very cool snakes, but I would rather NOT find one

That is a good dog to have around. My boss at work had a rattlesnake get into their pool in the backyard. Their lab tangled up with it and ended up killing the snake but not before it bit the crap out of the dog. Dog ended up dying over it. While tragic, that dog did his job and kept everyone else safe. Sounds like your does the same.

HATBAND!!!

rare find!