Herping Arizona: Sonoran Coral Snake!!

After three years and countless hours of hiking throughout the Arizona desert, Dave & Jeremy finally track down the elusive Sonoran coral snake, and explain why it is completely undeserving of its deadly reputation. These shy, beautiful snakes are brightly colored with red, yellow and black bands, which serve as a warning to potential predators. North American Coral snakes, also known as elapid snakes, are relatives of the cobras, kraits and mambas and kin, that are found in Asia, Africa and Australia. fortunately, they do not pose a threat unless handled or stepped on.

[@finsternis1986]

I feel so lucky that after only a few years in AZ I randomly encountered one! Was just walking down a trail. It was so chill and I made sure to take pics.

[@NatureInYourFace]

finsternis1986 Awesome!! Yea they are beautiful snakes and very calm. Thanks for commenting.

[@AVE1ROGO4T]

There was one in my school

[@NatureInYourFace]

Crazy!

[@CactusHugrAz]

Super awesome! Just reading a book with my son, teaching him about local snakes including the coral and we wanted a video. It's Christmas time so the candy cane snake is quite festive. Good messages about not killing snakes in the yard. Thanks and stay safe out there.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Glad you enjoyed the video. That’s really awesome to hear you’re teaching your son about local species! That’s a great way to pass on the value of wildlife and especially the role snakes play. Thanks for the comment. 👊🏼

[@TheGodseye76]

Hahaha!! Camera man's standing on its tail... "Dude! Is that a Coral!! 👍🏼

[@NatureInYourFace]

This was our actual word for word reaction, but we weren’t rolling at the time. So a little reenactment minutes later. 😎

[@francus7227]

I went to Las Vegas once to see The Stones Stones. Side bar: They've anounce the tour and I got my tickets. Anyway..... I am NEVER going back to the desert ever again. I felt like I could lick sand and my mouth wouldn't notice. Drinking water didn't help. I pee'd more, but my mouth, nose, and eyes were like sandpaper. It's a beauty that I'll miss in trade for the tropics. Another nice clip guys. Thanks again. p.s. 5:57 Safety 3rd. Surfing 1st Girls 2nd Safety 3rd...

[@NatureInYourFace]

We know all too well what you mean. It's tough trying to adjust to the desert. I wear contacts and I feel like my eyes are gonna pop out of my head if I stay out in the desert too long!

[@NatureInYourFace]

The coral snake rhyme is a dangerous way to identify a venomous snake verse a non venomous one. It only works in the United States and in this video you see why it’s not reliable here either. Thanks for watching.

[@samuellamont3533]

i dont know the ryme for the coral snake but i really want to hold a rattle snake with out there Ruber band around its mouth

[@NatureInYourFace]

As long as you have good health insurance because crofab is expensive.

[@BlazinLow305]

Sometimes coral snakes can be melanistic or have aberrant patterns as well.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Exactly. That’s why it’s best to be able to identify snakes on multiple features and not just one or two. All the time we get told that juvenile cottonmouths are copperheads just because they have a red tint or that a water snake is a cottonmouth.

[@aliensoup2420]

Too many variables to remember in the rhyme. It's easy to get them mixed up.... Red touches Yellow, friendly fellow. Red touches Black, dead man Jack. The best advice, as you say, is to leave an unfamiliar snake alone. I don't know what the obsession is with touching and handling wild animals. They can be safely observed from a close distance, without disturbing them. Also, by handling them you could transfer harmful bacterial or viruses to the animal.

[@danni1993]

Your channel is SO interesting! THANKS

[@NatureInYourFace]

Danni Thank you very much!! We really appreciate the feedback and support.

[@zdogbigisland8012]

wow, what a score!

[@NatureInYourFace]

It was exciting for sure. We ended up finding a second one a day later and we haven't found another one since! Thanks for commenting.

[@zdogbigisland8012]

@Nature In Your Face thanks for the cool video, what a beautiful snake.

[@garymeredith2441]

What a beautiful snake and what a rare find you guys got A good one here .

[@NatureInYourFace]

Thank you, our enthusiasm was genuine. We've been to Arizona 10x since then and we have never found another! They are such cool snakes. Thanks for commenting!

[@lipring24]

Candy cane of the desert! 😂

[@cindys9491]

Like a candy cane, but with neurotoxins! Added bonus. Jk

[@TakeAbackPak]

Great Presentation. Very well narrated and videographed. Well done. Thank You.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@vL0STJADE]

i acually stumbled across a coral snake while hiking but I didn't know what type of snake to I made a little bit of research now i know thanks to y'all :)

[@NatureInYourFace]

That’s awesome that you saw one. Glad our video helped you

[@johnschade90]

Beautiful snake I've been lucky enough to have seen many coral snakes living in Tucson Arizona.

[@NatureInYourFace]

We love Tucson!! The whole state of Az is beautiful. That’s really cool you’ve been fortunate enough to see the desert candy cane. Thanks for leaving a comment 👊🏼

[@alolkoydesigns]

Thank you for teaching respect rather than fear

[@NatureInYourFace]

Of course! These animals deserve to be admired and respected just like any other life on this planet. Thanks for commenting! 😃

[@asiaexpat62]

Live in Tucson for years and never saw a coral snake, but my son found one in our yard in north Texas. My son was an avid snake lover and handled the coral snake which was very calm and shy. We turned it over to the local wildlife reserve and were warned about the danger of handling this snake.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Definitely not a snake you should risk handling, despite their calm disposition. The Texas coral snake is a separate species from the Sonoran coral snake but both possess potent neurotoxic venom. The one we caught in the video repeatedly bit our snake hooks and I have little doubt that it would have bitten us had we held it. Thanks for sharing that story and talk some sense into that boy of yours! 😅

[@pjsmith6954]

What a gorgeous snake! I get to see texas coral snakes at least several times a season and wish more people would stop to admire them, and learn just how passive and non threatening they are. The fact that they don’t strike unless handled and are easy to spot means I’m not even afraid of having them in my yard anymore. thanks for the great video!

[@NatureInYourFace]

Thank you for the comment! Yes they are beautiful animals and we agree more people should learn to admire them and feel fortunate to be able to cross paths with what is normally a secretive animal. We’ve yet to see a Texas coral but hopefully will soon.

[@112wade]

I also live in Texas and saw one Monday morning during my daily walk in a local park. It was very peacefully crossing the path when it saw me, gave a sort of "jump", then proceeded to cross to the other side.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Very cool!

[@folk-n-andersons223]

Cookies don't have feelings. Congratulations on your find!

[@NatureInYourFace]

Lisa Anderson hah thank you 🙏🏼.

[@vanityfair5823]

I just found one in my front garden. I had no idea they were so elusive. I’m honored.

[@NatureInYourFace]

That’s really cool! You’re fortunate to have seen one of these beauties.

[@vanityfair5823]

@@NatureInYourFace Donyou think it’s okay to keep it in my yard? I have 21/2 acres, no kids, a dog and horse.

[@NatureInYourFace]

@@vanityfair5823 Yes, I would recommend leaving it be. They are harmless unless handled and the venom has recently been discovered to be less potent than initially thought. They are awesome snakes and you're very fortunate to have one on your property.

[@AVE1ROGO4T]

A long time ago I encountered one in my school, looks like it was going in a hole

[@NatureInYourFace]

That’s pretty cool. Even though they are venomous they really pose no threat to you as long as you don’t touch them. Maybe it should be your new school mascot 😝.

[@AVE1ROGO4T]

@@NatureInYourFace hehe lol yeah

[@kushcrumbleshatter]

Born and raised 30 years in the Sonoran Desert, I've only seen one

[@NatureInYourFace]

Well at least you’ve laid eyes on this incredible species in the wild! That’s very cool.

[@rustyshakelford9777]

Later that night they shared a bottle of wine and a sleeping bag

[@NatureInYourFace]

Nah it was sweet tea.

[@NatureInYourFace]

With a name like "Shakelford" I'm sure he knows all about that. Wonder if he got that name from the handcuffs they found in the backseat of his rusty F-150. 😎

[@Wildirishmanbiker]

We do many search and recovery in places like Organ Pipe and Cabeza Prieta area, west of Ajo, been alot of time in and never found any corals in that area. I may try Ironwood, north of Tucson. This habitat resembles Ironwood alot.

[@NatureInYourFace]

We’ve only found 2 Sonoran coral snakes in our trips to Az. They’re pretty secretive that’s for sure.

[@nconway3]

I live in Sedona and I have seen two baby corals in the last three days. One on my porch late at night I went out to sit and there it was under my chair. Then again today 7-27-2021 I was hiking there it was right on a trail I was on. It looked exactly like the one I saw on my porch however, this was miles away and few canyons.. I had to throw rocks at it to get it off the trail so I could continue. I also saw two about a month apart on the same trail here in Sedona and One in my yard around the same time .. These today were very small both only about 12 inches and very thin most likely babies bother were the exact same size.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Wow, you're lucky considering it's a secretive species. No need to throw rocks, could just walk around it. Thanks for sharing

[@nelsonx5326]

Never heard of the Sonoran Coral snake before. It sure is pretty.

[@NatureInYourFace]

They are very beautiful as well as venomous! The Sonoran coral snake is one of three species here in the U.S. We also have the Texas coral snake and the eastern coral snake. Thanks for commenting!

[@6Sagebrush9]

My buddy and his wife live outside of Tucson and just encountered a beautiful coral snake yesterday .. in their living room! They've lived and explored the desert country throughout Arizona for 40 years and have never seen one but yesterday were eating dinner and they both saw something disappear under their sofa in the living room, and upon investigation discovered a 2 foot long Desert Coral snake. A real beauty. So Dave took a 12 guage with bird shot and... Actually, they captured it and took it out into the desert for release. Kinda weird... So either a sign of the coming zombie apocalypse, or that they really need to look at their door gaskets and sweeps. But I guess a bite from one can really put you in Jeopardy of losing your life. So I suggested to him, that what if while he were watching tv it would have slithered it's way up his pant leg and bit him on mister winky?... So there's not going to be any tv watching from the sofa for a while... After all..What are friends for?

[@NatureInYourFace]

Lol, thanks for sharing. I've always read that coral snakes were reluctant to bite but our experience with them seemed to suggest otherwise. The two that we picked up both attempted to bite our snake hooks. A bite could be potentially fatal without anti-venom for sure. And by the way, it's "red touches yellow, kill a fellow" not "red touches pink, bite Mr. Wink!"

[@la1259]

Found one in the living room last night! I am in New River, AZ and my property borders the Tonto National Forest. Because they are rarely seen, I am wondering if there is someplace I could donate it to that would care for it properly and allow other interested snake people to see and appreciate it? It is now in a large glass jar with rocks, pine needles, a little water and holes (tiny) in the cover. If I don't find a place, I will release it in a day or so. Please advise, thank you.

[@NatureInYourFace]

They live underground and are very hard to keep alive in captivity as they only eat other smaller snakes. The best thing to do would be to release it back into the desert. As long as you don’t pick them up they pose no threat to humans. They won’t bite unless touched and even then it’s not a guarantee.

[@TheCOWBOYRANCHER]

Was lucky enough to encounter one as a child and not get bitten. I was playing with the toy cars near a wooden fence in our ranch down in Mexico when I saw the snake. At first the color combination blinded me and it took me a few seconds to react and run away. If the snake wanted it would have ended me there. Beautiful snake though.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Luckily they are very reluctant to bite. Still a cool story, thanks for sharing. 😃

[@bbingtube]

Wow. Still on my list!

[@NatureInYourFace]

Yea it was truly an exciting find! We ended up finding another one the next night. It was crazy!!

[@bbingtube]

@@NatureInYourFace really good production btw. The "is that a coral" even with the non subtle hints it was coming still gave me an adrenal kick 💥👍👍😂

[@NatureInYourFace]

@@bbingtube awesome. Oh trust us when we found the snake it was just as big of an adrenaline kick. Glad you enjoyed it. 👊🏼 🐍

[@freeanimals594]

Back in the late 1980s, I lived in Central Florida. My boyfriend at the time caught a coral snake. We didn't know it was a coral for about a week. He wanted to keep it cuz he thought it was a record length...he even handled it a few times, no gloves! Yikes! He couldn't get it to eat and thankfully, I convinced him to release it!

[@NatureInYourFace]

I hear all the time how gentle coral snakes are but the one in this video was very defensive. It bit our snake hooks and I have no doubt it would have bitten us if handled. How big was the one your boyfriend caught?

[@freeanimals594]

@Nature In Your Face If memory serves me correct, it was about 2-1/2 feet. I had 4 cats at the time. We kept it in a 20 gal long tank with a board on top with a lot of holes drilled in it. I made damn sure it wouldn't escape. We also had 2 other small snakes my cats noticed outside. When I caught the 2nd one, put it in the same tank with the 1st one. Friends came to visit and the boyfriend said, show them our new snake. There was only 1 snake in the tank. One ate the other, then regurgitated it a day later. Unfortunately it died too. We were idiots. Don't know what kind of snakes they were either. Today, I wouldn't keep a wild caught snake. They deserve their freedom.

[@NatureInYourFace]

@@freeanimals594 Yeah, there are many snakes that prey on other snakes so you have to be careful not to keep certain species together. Coral snakes, kingsnakes, cottonmouths, Coachwhips, indigo snakes, these are just a few of the Florida species that eat other snakes.

[@freeanimals594]

@Nature In Your Face Here's a YT vid by OzzyMan...plz tell me if this snake is a black racer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5vVen6kmstketU Foul language included, but that's OzzyMan.

[@jusicko2788]

Man i remember being bitten by that snake when i was a kid. It creeps me out every time i see this snake

[@jusicko2788]

@@NatureInYourFace no man i almost died, thats why im kinda fearing this snake now. I was bitten while walking barefoot. Pretty dumb my parents let me do that

[@NatureInYourFace]

😮 that’s crazy. Glad you made it out ok. That’s understandable since you have this tragic event attached to the animal. Most people’s fear of snakes are irrational, but you actually had a bad encounter. Do you remember if you stepped on the snake? They really aren’t aggressive snakes.

[@jusicko2788]

@@NatureInYourFace yes i stepped on it, i can remember the moment so clearly. My parents where frightened af. But im not mad at the snake or something. But still, when i see this snake i somehow getting shivers down my spine because of this experience.

[@NatureInYourFace]

I get it. I was attacked by a Chow when I was a kid and even though I love dogs, I still get weird around chows. Thanks for the comment and story. 👊🏼

[@missjo5ie]

Longnose snakes are so mild tempered and chill little friends, it’s so sad that some people kill them 😭 They look nothing like corals!!

[@NatureInYourFace]

Agreed, longnose snakes are one of the most gentle colubrids but to an untrained eye anything is a potential coral snake. That's the sad reality.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Just like all water snakes are cottonmouths to people who have no clue about snakes, when someone familiar with them can identify a harmless snake right away.

[@missjo5ie]

Nature In Your Face Nerodia have pretty nasty dispositions compared to long noses though 😉

[@NatureInYourFace]

Ha....Nerodia are born to bite. I don't think I've ever handled one without losing a pint of blood. Lol

[@garrettsharpe1464]

I'm going to be in Phoenix all next week and can only dream that I'll spot one of these while I'm out hunting. I would absolutely lose my mind, although I'm from North Carolina, so any desert snake I find is going to excite me and make my trip worth the trouble.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Garrett....there are so many great places to herp in and around Phoenix. South Mountain, Superstition Mountain, Spur Cross Trail, etc. Your pretty much guaranteed to find stuff at this time of the year. Road cruising on lesser traveled roads with desert on both sides is always great. Good luck and let us know what you find. Hope you get your coral snake!

[@garrettsharpe1464]

@@NatureInYourFace thanks, I'm really excited to get more lizard and snake species under my belt while I'm there, I'm better at hunting for salamander species (26 species so far) than reptiles here in NC. I'm definitely road cruising, will be staying right next to South Mountain, and am going to check out Organ Pipe NM, Saguaro NP, and lots of other spots further afield to really soak in the desert habitat and species diversity!

[@NatureInYourFace]

@@garrettsharpe1464 South Mountain is great. We've photographed the protected orange-tail chuckwalla and found several white speckled rattlesnakes on South Mountain. Western diamondbacks are the most common. Lizards are everywhere...youll see zebra-tails, side blotch, whiptails, ornate tree lizards and maybe a horned lizard or leopard lizard. Gila monsters are tough, especially this time of the year. No sallies but red spotted toads are common. We also found a Sonoran Desert toad.

[@davidreid7578]

I did release it and it quickly disappeared beneath the leaves. Our Jack Russel ended the other one, another close encounter with death, dogs aren't immune.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Wow, that's pretty scary. Good thing no one got bit. They're pretty mellow until they feel threatened. They attempted to bite our snake hooks when we picked them up.

[@stevestringham1095]

that's what leashes are for.

[@e-reptiledysfunction2243]

I find long nose snakes here every once in awhile! Haven't found 1 so far this year though

[@NatureInYourFace]

Love long-nose snakes. Wish all snakes were that unaggressive!

[@e-reptiledysfunction2243]

@@NatureInYourFace yea they're very docile snakes!

[@Arizona_Stonah]

Just remember “red to black friend of Jack,red to yellow,kill a fellow.” Easy way to remember the venomous coral snake (red touching yellow)

[@NatureInYourFace]

That is correct, however, there are coral snakes in other parts of North and South America and even Asia, where that poem does not work. Depending on where you visit, you have to be careful not to follow that logic. Thanks for commenting!

[@RobertSmith-ub6tk]

I seen a coral snake growing up in Florida old man told us not to touch it it was under his porch

[@NatureInYourFace]

What part of Florida?

[@RobertSmith-ub6tk]

@@NatureInYourFace Defuniak Springs

[@cathleaben5516]

Cool 😎!

[@NatureInYourFace]

Cathlea Ben Thanks!! 😊

[@jlr3636]

Interesting find, however what I can’t figure out, the camera man was filming the guys walking towards him, all the sudden the lead hiker spots the snake acting all surprised, the snake was very close to the camera man, just off to his left. I’m sure it wasn’t staged, however it’s amazing luck at the moment the camera man decided to record from up trail the snake was found, if he filmed every step of the trip that would have taken lots of batteries and memory cards. Second, it was daylight when the snake was found and was still being handled and stressed well after dark, no wonder they are so hard to find. I’m sure there is more to the story.

[@NatureInYourFace]

So like you said we can’t film the whole time to get capture everything as it happens. We actually had just found the snake and stopped and backed up to start recording. The excitement was real as we had literally just found it. So not staged but also not the actual first glance at the snake. It was actually sunset when we found it and the camera exposure makes it seem much earlier than it was. After finding the snake it was dark within 20 minutes. We try not to handle and stress the animals out for too long to get a video. Everything we show we have found in the wild, but sometimes we will reenact actual happenings that the camera missed for the adventure. Thanks for commenting the way you did. 😃

[@kickingbass73]

I just picked one up this past Thursday

[@NatureInYourFace]

What area? Did you road cruise It?

[@Sa_keith]

@@NatureInYourFacehey what do you think a good beginner snake from top 3

[@NatureInYourFace]

Ball python, corn snake (not a tiny baby), garter snakes, king snake, African house snake.

[@Sa_keith]

@@NatureInYourFace thanks man

[@maascarter6159]

Seen 3 in the past 5 years. Twice in the last few days.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Very cool. 🐍 we’ve only seen 2 so far from our visits there.

[@davidreid7578]

Have looked for one my whole life until about 6 years ago, one showed up on my tile floor in my house, right where I usually step to adjust A/c. Oddly, the red color was an exact match to the grout, almost exactly the same width, and it stayed still in a straight line right beside the grout line. Morning light was still dim, for about 30 seconds I felt like I was in a vacuum, surreal. My TV preacher had just read scripture Luke 10:19, true story. Saw another one in the back yard 3 months later. Lake Placid, Florida.. Not much antivenin stored up for these, it may have been the closest I've come to death. My step would have been perpendicular to it's body.

[@ovisaurum6358]

The danger of these snakes is extremely exaggerated. There's a reason no one has died from a bite from one. Very small amount of venom injected and strong reluctance to use biting as defense. You'd practically have to be holding one in your bare hands to get a bite.

[@NatureInYourFace]

That’s why we state that in the video.

[@KBAFourthtime]

Red touches white, terrible bite! How's that for a specific coral snake, one whose bands, those which are usually yellow, are white, instead? And actually, all milk snakes are the same species, just different varieties. Milk snakes are a species of king snakes.

[@NatureInYourFace]

I like that rhyme. You should rap 😁

[@gabsr3971]

What?!?! The poem is a lie?!?! So, I should just stay away from ALL snakes? Will do! Thanks!

[@NatureInYourFace]

Gabs R It is definitely not a reliable way to identify a snake that you’re unfamiliar with. There’s actually a video of a small boy who uses the rhyme incorrectly and picks up a coral snake and after a few minutes of being held it bites him. Very scary, but he ended up being ok.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Gabs R What makes the poem even more inaccurate is the fact that in other areas, such as South America, the pattern is often reversed or the snake lacks bright coloration all together. It is definitely only somewhat accurate of the North American species but not at all a reliable indicator for those with an untrained eye. The poem should instead read.... "Whether red touches yellow or not, don't pick up the dang snake or you might die" lol

[@whatever3041]

My neighbor caught one of these once and turned it into a nice iphone case.

[@NatureInYourFace]

That’s funny you say that because we have Lamp shades made from humans.

[@whatever3041]

@@NatureInYourFace Well that's not very Christian of those who did that, is it?

[@nunka34ify]

It’s a snake eat snake world

[@NatureInYourFace]

Indeed it is. 🐍

[@QuinlinBane]

Bullsnakes are wonderful and get killed by people thinking they're rattlesnakes - the hiss is exactly the same as the rattle. Be sure what it is before doing anything.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Agreed! People kill snakes out of fear and ignorance all the time. Honestly there's really no need to kill snakes of any kind 90% of the time. Rattlesnakes will leave you alone if they're left alone. Thanks for commenting

[@michaelslater6839]

Don’t know when this was filmed, but there was a fatality of a child bitten within the last year. I believe it was in Florida? Still it’s not an aggressive snake, unlike our Western Diamond Back here in California. Overall a great video! Thanks guys.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Thank you for the kind words! Glad you liked our video. We filmed this three years ago. This is not the same species of coral snake that you would find in Florida. There are no reported deaths from a Sonoran coral snake which is the species in our video. The eastern coral snake, from the southeastern U.S. has caused fatalities, that is the species you are referring to. We can agree that Western diamondbacks are uber defensive when approached.

[@ovisaurum6358]

@@NatureInYourFace Yep no fatalities from micruroides or micrurus tener despite people repeating how deadly they are. I wonder how many recorded bites from the Arizona Coral have even been of serious medical significance.

[@NatureInYourFace]

@@ovisaurum6358 I can't find any records with that data but I will say this, when we picked up the coral snake with our snake hook, it repeatedly bit the hook and there's little doubt that if it were a hand picking it up, it would have attempted to envenomate. From what I've read, coral snakes typically do not attempt to bite but will hide their head under their tail or cloaca "pop" when disturbed. Don't believe it. I don't care what they say, we've seen them act defensively and to pick one up would be foolish to say the least.

[@melvingrimes7886]

I see at least 1 a year on average road cruising in AZ.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Nice!

[@melvingrimes7886]

@@NatureInYourFace Just so everyone reading knows I spend on average 500hrs road cruising in AZ every year. It's not just find them when you please lol.

[@samuellamont3533]

and i would pick it up any way i would have picked up a rattle snake if they were not so aggressive but i did touch an Arizona diamond back though with my hands and they are not aggressive not like the rattle snake. dont ever be afraid when picking up snakes as well they sense fear thats when they will attack that's my key. if you show fear to it they will be more aggressive to you but if you show no fear the snake will let you pick it up and let you put the snake in your mouth just like i did for a coral snake and the other key is dont try to pick the snake if you are sweating they see your body temp and they will be more aggressive to you so if you want to pick up a snake better take a super cold shower before picking any snakes up thats my rule of thumb because when i pick up snakes up i dont know if there poisonous i just want to pick up and some were because i am working. i didnt know that i had put coral snake in my mouth till i looked it up and it trusted me like i trusted the snake

[@NatureInYourFace]

I think your new rule of thumb is to keep live animals away from your mouth. I think they’d appreciate that. Instead of cold showers we wear thermal suits that hide our body heat like in the movie Predator 2. Best way to tell if it’s poisonous is to stick your finger in your butt and let the snake smell it, if it doesn’t slither away quickly then it’s definitely toxic.

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

if that snake bites you we won't get good results with the western or eastern because the venom changes by region

[@NatureInYourFace]

Snakes such as the Mojave and speckled have different venom composition according to locality but this is an elapid species related to the cobra with a mainly neuro-toxic venom unlike any other snake in Arizona. What do you mean "won't get good results with the western or eastern?" There's no such thing as a venomous bite with good results anyway.

[@mattmc9812]

Just leave snakes alone. Unless your expert just leave it alone

[@NatureInYourFace]

How do you become an expert without practice? 🤔

[@mattmc9812]

This wasn't aimed at you guys it was a statement for general use. I can clearly see you guys are experts. I'm talking about your average joe

[@NatureInYourFace]

@@mattmc9812 no worries, we deal with a lot of trolls and haters who like to bash us. Thanks for clarifying!

[@NatureInYourFace]

We agree with that statement as well. Just observe them, especially if you can’t identify them. 👊🏼

[@mcsuckalives2302]

Awesome vid ! But dont quit herping to take up acting

[@NatureInYourFace]

It was a reenactment of our initial reaction to finding the snakes moments before, but camera wasn’t rolling. We were still super stoked.

[@keithdantonio680]

Sorry man I appreciate the channel and I enjoyed the information but your find seemed staged big-time.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Unfortunately like any other nature show it’s hard to have the camera rolling at all times. This was a reenactment of us finding the snake only a few minutes before. But we were truly excited 😊.

[@navyvet1382]

Coral snakes have a black nose

[@NatureInYourFace]

That's correct. Although aberrant color patterns in wild coral snakes are well known which can lead to misidentification.

[@samuellamont3533]

technically i put it in my mouth

[@swerne01]

You need to start a youtube channel titled "Snakes in my Mouth".

[@NatureInYourFace]

😂

[@samuellamont3533]

have any body ever kissed a coral snake i did

[@NatureInYourFace]

I kissed a coral and I liked it. The taste of its cherry chapstick.

[@markscohier9308]

LOL. Whatever, guys. That coral snake scene was so staged. Cool snake. But so staged.

[@NatureInYourFace]

Mark.....thanks for watching and commenting. Obviously, the scene was not live and we did mention that. We literally found that snake 5 minutes before we filmed the scene of us catching it and we re-enacted the scene exactly how it played out. We explained this already. We can't have the camera rolling at all times but our reaction was so epic we had to show everyone our excitement by acting it out exactly how it went down.

[@dalewilson8476]

Years of experience..both of you are barley over 20

[@NatureInYourFace]

Haha thanks for the compliment! One is almost 40 and the other in his 50’s.

[@enriquefernandez3355]

😏😂😂fakeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@NatureInYourFace]

Nothing fake. We just reenacted our excitement when we found the snake. So we were super stoked and had just found the snake moments before. We just weren’t filming when we found it initially.

[@mattbell555]

liars

[@NatureInYourFace]

Who you calling liars?!

[@mattmc9812]

​@@NatureInYourFace I see what you guys mean by trolls and haters now

[@NatureInYourFace]

😂