The Venomous Coral Snake (Encounters and Identification)

An encounter with the most Venomous snake in North America, the Coral Snake.
WARNING! The handling of venomous snakes should only be done by competent, (if not slightly foolish) professionals. When possible leave nature where it belongs, in nature.
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[@emilyustick3738]

I don’t like snakes. But it’s pretty interesting to learn about them.

[@gerald4133]

Thanks Bob for displaying one.

[@tomkornas188]

When living in Miami in the 70s....I heard of a girl who tried to capture a coral ... she mistakenly thought the head was the tail.... Dad worked at the Serpentarium... don't know what happened to her?

[@dougbauer2678]

I liked that ,,,good vid boss. Never seen anyone tinker with a coral snake lol.

[@comfortinthewilddan]

Great video

[@michaelcrider8413]

I don't always like snakes, But when i do, i don't.

[@fivefiggs]

Man, those are deadly!

[@jmartinez2735]

Probably one of the most uncomfortable handlings I've ever seen. good luck.

[@alexbidge]

such a beautiful animal!!

[@traesdb11]

Sweet video man. That takes a lot of guts.

[@BobHansler]

+TDB Knowing the state of our Anti-Venom reserves... another questionable life choice ; )

[@BobHansler]

+TDB And thank you for sending that message earlier.

[@traesdb11]

Hey man no problem, doesn't look like your out of ideas yet to fall back on my mediocre list :P

[@BobHansler]

TDB I shoots em when I sees em. Thanks for more than that.

[@tjsquib8359]

yea

[@thegrumpmyworld5363]

RED AND YELLER TOGETHER , KILL A FELLER ...

[@salvagemonster3612]

Was anyone else prepared to go WAHHH WAAAA when he ripped open the log and the snake flies out striking his face

[@dustydustydusty]

that went well

[@radz7106]

Just in case Red and yellow, kills a fellow Red and black, friend of jack

[@zakburns6434]

Red on yellow kills a fellow red on black friend of jack

[@loganpriegel5910]

sorry but that looks like a nice hat band..the rest goes in crawdad trap..

[@BobHansler]

+Logan Priegel Ive enough horses running around that I can braid a decent hat band on the fly without loss of life. Ive made one into a bracelet for a friend years ago, but Id found it partially run over, deed done.

[@litigator8098]

Gorgeous specimen! ILove's comment is correct for North American coral snakes, but NOT for the Central & South American species, some of which have red and black rings touching. Coral Snakes normally are very secretive, shy and retiring, usually found hiding under something. They rarely bite unless grabbed, handled roughly or startled. This does NOT mean, however, that one should free-handle a Coral Snake . Although they have short erectile fangs, like other Elapids (e.g., Cobras, Mambas) they have very potent neurotic venom. Bottom line: Admire its beauty, but leave it alone!

[@ilovetheusers]

Red touch black, friend of Jack. Red touch yellow, kill a fellow.

[@PsHYk209]

I was taught Red and Black, Venom Lack. =D

[@stephaniemcpherson2558]

This is what I was taught as a child growing up in the Florida panhandle.

[@glendaroberts5965]

Red on black friend of Jack. Red on yellow kill a fellow.

[@glendaroberts5965]

PS 400 get triggered much?

[@glendaroberts5965]

Don’t pick me to word play with today. Trust me it might get ugly.

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

It’s always good to know about snakes because you never know when you will come across one

[@jonathanc4166]

The color pattern rule only applies to North America. I think down in Central and South America red can touch black and it still could be a coral snake.Also do we know for a fact is the most venomous snake in North America? I’ve heard the Mojave rattlesnake might be the most venomous or even the Eastern diamondback.

[@breamben]

wow....love snakes, not sure i would handle this one....he looked agitated too

[@PsychoGaming805]

Fantastic video! Would you mind mentioning what type of camera you record with?

[@BobHansler]

+YaBoyPsycho Sony HDR-XR160. Fair picture and its internat memory is outstanding.

[@PsychoGaming805]

Bob Hansler Thank you very much my friend!

[@gerald4133]

I was barefoot when i had a encounter at dusk with a large coral snake in cut grass. It flicked it's tougue at me at 3 ft away it could see me. It was very timid it reversed it's course and went down a hole. A guy was mowing his yard i told him he didn't care. Beautiful just DON'T TRY PICKING IT UP OR DISTURBING IT. LEAVE IT IN PEACE & IT WON'T BOTHER U. IT WAS SO TIMID I THINK THAT'S WHY PPL THINK THEY CAN PICK IT UP BUT DON'T IT'S EXTREMELY VENOMOUS AND WILL BITE.

[@shortaybrown]

Dude why you do close to that thing ? 1 mistake and you’re in trouble. Nice vid. Stay safe.

[@cheetosortiz2783]

There is nothing Bob Hansler can't do in the wilderness. He is a Renaissance man, but I'd much rather call him a modern day cowboy!

[@mannydefelice4370]

If red touches black friend of jack if red touched yellow kills a fellow

[@JBBooks]

In case you didn't know it, these things can be lightning fast; when, they want to be. If you got bit, screwing around with him; we, of course, are supposed top feel sorry for you. Those things are DEADLY. I saw a much bigger one in Florida, years ago. I observed him, said hello and left him. What you should have done.. You're lucky... He gave you a pass...

[@xkidmidnightx]

Holy crap man. You are brave.

[@RavenIsAnArtist]

He's handling them because they are docile; bites are rare.

[@thevillainwasright2601]

dude I love you! I found my first coral ever finally just last week in Florida. I live in VA and drove 10 hours just to find one :D

[@billm4330]

Did you hear what he said? Thats a Texas coral snake..There are other coral snakes in the US that dont exhibit that red to yellow banding..

[@gerald4133]

I had a run in with a large coral snake in texas it was not aggressive i was barefoot and it was basically in a short grass we both kept our 2-3 ft. Distance i remember it's beautiful head black with large scales on the head like elipids cobras its related to i was supprised hoe quickly it went backwards it was rathet timid ad long as i left it alone. If you see this snake taje pictures whatever but don't pick it up it don't want anything to do witk you. It sometimes kills other snakes. They are beautifully lethal.

[@LookatBowen]

My heart's pumping like there is no tomorrow just watching you handle it. Nice video though, glad you didn't harm or kill him. Nice rule about their colours.

[@texasforever7887]

Every child in Texas learn "red and yellow kill a fellow" when we are very young. At least we did when I was a kid.

[@lyndonbrookins5300]

Just noticed the head. If it's got a black snout, you better watch out.

[@salvagemonster3612]

I actually painted myself like a coral snake so I could walk through the really bad part of Miami.

[@dagnabbit6187]

You are smart to wear gloves. I read where their neck is actually deceptively muscular and strong and they can strike quickly and they do not need to chew to envenomate you. Yes you are accurate about venom not having the necrotic agents of the vipers but allegedly there is not much antivenom currently being made because it is too expensive too make . They have Crofab for the Rattlesnake bites and others for Cottonmouth and Copperhead but currently scarce and sometimes outdated anti-venom for Coral Snakes .

[@cloroxbleach5159]

Well, idc if u pick up or handle the snake. But by tearing apart that log you just destroyed a micro-ecosystem.

[@BobHansler]

Short sighted on your part... Did you have a question!

[@bluebrickwall3207]

Dude, all the saying you are giving is confusing. Red on Yellow kill a fellow - that's all you need

[@WayneTheSeine]

Beautiful snake. Amazing how docile he was. I think I mentioned in another of your videos that I have encountered several here in Louisiana and the speed at which they traveled and disappeared under the pine straw was stunning. I kicked back the straw and they were long gone. One was huge for a coral snake.... probably 3 feet long and close to 2" in diameter. Your confidence is impressive.

[@Tipi_Dan]

Dude, dude, DUDE!!! Damn!

[@parrotbill9072]

I just identify by Red Nose is a scarlet king and Black Nose is the coral snake. On either snake you have to find the head before you pick it up, so seeing the nose is all I need to see.

[@JunkyardFox]

an outstanding video, bob.

[@BobHansler]

+Junkyard Fox Snake did all the work ; )

[@tonynapoli5549]

Beautiful colours, Bob mind as you go, good day. 👍🇬🇧

[@elenacarrizales5330]

That cool but Scarry omg its a teaxs corl snake

[@djchinatown]

Damn scary snake. I'm like Indianna Jones, I hate snakes.

[@dhgodzilla1]

My Mom caught me playing with a Coral Snake when I was 3 years old lol! I have always loved animals & tried to catch anything I could get my hands on.

[@LisaLane711]

Do you have a death wish? OMG, this is so stupid. Also, any snake expert will tell you that stupid rhyme is not reliable at all, and they suggest to not use it at all. If you’re actually teaching it to people and showing them it’s okay to play with a coral snake, you are immensely irresponsible.

[@RavenIsAnArtist]

*Good thing they are docile!*

[@rafabonati7757]

Wearing leather gloves for protection against the small mouth of a coral snake only works if you don’t have gloves with holes in the fingertips! Fingers and toes are where most humans are bitten with coral snakes. Not a good example.

[@danielmims8467]

That's a good size one

[@Me2Lancer]

Thanks for sharing. The slogan I learned, "Red and yellow, kill a fellow. Red and black, venom lack."

[@richardlahan7068]

Saw one in Goose Creek, SC on my mom & dad's back porch when I was a kid. Different subspecies, though.

[@mattboyer9689]

I was recently bitten by a garden snake it kinda hurt and it's on my channel if you want to check it out

[@omegahorizon82]

My son who is almost 2 Had a real close call today. So happy he didn't get bit..

[@r_2the_ichard]

hey again bob, good job and keep up the great vids

[@codybonnet]

Just saw one today out on the trail. Looked for that reas and yellow touching and yep, it was a coral snake.

[@willisrcorson7353]

Thank you. i learned something new about another species of snake.

[@jamesrakestraw7125]

hey Bob Hansler. How are you doing today? I do hope you ok.

[@crowfather5013]

Even if it's venmous they tend to slither away first they only bite in self defense and won't use the venom usually.

[@iannewman4318]

Is it illegal to kill them Love watching the vids You deserve a hell of a lot more subs Very educational Keep doin what your doin love your stuff 👍🏻

[@BobHansler]

+Ian Lovrod Thank you. Going to keep at it. Hopefully the subs keep coming and I get to do this kind of thing for a long time.

[@campagnollo]

Coral snake, relative of the cobra and venomous Australian snakes.

[@dont.hollarberry8370]

i'm not like, an expert, or anything, but it would seem to me that snake was trying REALLY hard to get you to just leave him alone...

[@dont.hollarberry8370]

beautiful specimen however. quite large.

[@BobHansler]

Narture just wants to live in peace.... but, if handling this guy for a few minutes educates a few thousand folks and leads to more understanding and less blind hatred... then he can sacrifice a moment.

[@dont.hollarberry8370]

word, i wasn't hating, just commenting, and maybe someone might read it, find a snake in the wild and instead of killing it, realize it probably just wants to be left alone...it was an awesome find though!

[@rickdavis2235]

Wand Erer The snake's first instinct is to flee. They don't reason so they can't want something to leave it alone. Once they feel like they're not in danger, they calm down.

[@rodneybethel3282]

Ran into one of these in a VC bunker in Viet Nam the snake didn't survive our encounter!

[@franklindaniel350]

That is a large specimen

[@BobHansler]

+Franklin Daniel We have seen another, larger out on the roads. Many small ones this year. More than we have had in many years.

[@franklindaniel350]

Hunt one down and put a Kingsnake on it and make a video of it!

[@BobHansler]

+Franklin Daniel No, I would never do that.

[@imvandenh]

Franklin Daniel What a stupid, juvenile idea. Take your magnifying glass outside and burn some ants while you dream about the day a female will actually let you get near her without recoiling in horror. People like you, making the world an uglier place one idiotic comment at a time.

[@Daniel-cc3kc]

Keep at it man! Love these!

[@WRiCH001]

"This is not something you want to mess with." Proceeds to mess with snake. Love your videos

[@BobHansler]

+WRiCH001 I find that many of my endeavors a questionable, and occasionally provide entertainment value : ) I'll keep making them, we'll see where it goes.

[@CooManTunes]

I HAD ADBLOCK ENABLED, SO WHY THE AD? EASY DISLIKE.

[@haniashkir1670]

It looks like milk snake it is hard to tell which one is deadly to humans

[@staceydillard2092]

Red on black your ok jack Red on yellow your a dead fellow

[@imvandenh]

IK BEN QUEEN useless for central and South American coral snakes.

[@gazay7777]

Snakes are one thing that I want nothing to do with. Even Gardner snakes scare me. Even sticks that look like snakes scare me.

[@doctari1061]

Damn impressive. I'm amazed he was not pisses off at you. I suppose you've earned the right to relax when you can kill anything you want with a bite. I didn't quite get the red an yellow part. The yellow was separating the red and the black. So how does that color coding work again? Thanks. And thanks for the informative video. Cheers.

[@BobHansler]

+Doc Tari If red and yellow touch, you are dealing with a coral snake, if red and black meet, then you've something else. There are some absolutely gorgeous snakes that imitate the coral snake out there. I've come across a few at unexpected times. Always want to make sure before you grab for them, just in case.

[@kravenmoorehead676]

+Doc Tari "If" RED touches yellow... kill a fellow. "If" RED touches black friend of Jack is how we learned it. Great vid and a beautiful snake.

[@CncObsession]

+KravenMoorehead That is exactly how I remember it.

[@doctari1061]

Bob Hansler Got it. Yellow and Red and I'm dead. Thanks for the lesson. Cheers.

[@doctari1061]

KravenMoorehead Thanks. These little sayings make staying alive a bit easier. Cheers.

[@melb1994]

Yes Bob is so so bray because that snake was in my back yard

[@garrettmillard525]

Watching him slither away is absolutely mesmerizing... keep up the videos.

[@BobHansler]

+Garrett Millard Agreed, the way coral snakes glide over the ground is almost magical. Graceful creatures.

[@warrenbuchanan2718]

i have seen two of them , in my hometown in central florida . i saw one climb into a hole on a cinder block wall , i guess it was nesting in the block , and another time i was at a friends property that was dense semi jungle and i was sitting at a table eating lunch and i looked up and there was one less than two feet away coming over the edge of the table , there was junk next to the table it had climbed up to get onto the table . my heart skipped a beat because i could have gotten bit by it and people usually die when bitten by one of them

[@BobHansler]

Really have to upset them usually to get them to bite.

[@troygoodrich1569]

Just so you know. There is no Coral snake antivenin available in the U.S. the pharma's stopped making it years ago.

[@richardhincemon9423]

North American coral snake antivenom- M i c r u r s u s- f u l v i o s, is produced by Pfizer Laboratories. Production was halted in 2010 and those vials of antivenom were active up until 2019 when production was began again. Only one person has died since the late 1960s from a coral snake bite.

[@mrprodigy8801]

Red to black friend of Jack red to yellow kill a fellow

[@frankdivinere401]

How to get a license to handle venomous snakes

[@rattlerboi4034]

Also one of the 4 elapids (cobras, coral snakes, etc) those being the AZ coral snake, eastern coral, Texas coral, and the yellow bellied sea snake

[@rattlerboi4034]

In America

[@tonynapoli5549]

Thanks Bob Easy now 👍👌🇬🇧

[@ALIVE8455]

I just caught a California mountain king snake. So beautiful

[@ALIVE8455]

+TropoCal I was walking around in the Sierras around where I live with my rifle when I came across it. I had never caught a king snake before so I picked it up and held it for like half an hour. Then let it go in a nicer spot.

[@ALIVE8455]

+TropoCal And the snake has Red, black, and white bands down its body

[@revolutions7262]

Where was the place located at?

[@mickeydavenport6245]

I think he films all over Texas he's from Odessa though.

[@katanatac]

I have heard that the coral snake has tiny fangs and the bite is more of a chewing action to get the fangs to imbed in your skin so you may be able to shake them off of you before you get a dose of venom. Any truth to that?

[@BobHansler]

If they get angry enough they become fast.? Not as quick with the venom as a Rattlesnake, but it only takes a second or two.

[@IBMikmaq]

When red touches black it's a friend of jack but if red touches yellow it kills a fellow

[@LisaLane711]

This is not always true.

[@shopsshire9282]

Kids do not try this at home

[@jeff.s.7160]

Why must you mess with the snake?

[@sharonrowland904]

I'M NOT PLANNING ON TOUCHING ANY KIND OF SNAKE, BUT A BLACK AND WHITE KINGSNAKE, I'VE ONLY ACTUALLY PICKED A FULLY GROWN BLACK AND WHITE KINGSNAKE UP AND THAT WAS LAST YEAR, 2017. THEIR BEAUTIFUL SNAKES THE BLACK AND WHITE KINGSNAKE AN AWESOME BEAUTIFUL SNAKE.

[@RobPainless]

Nice. They are beautiful. I've never seen one out in the wild.

[@mandysimmons2769]

"friend to Jack" Is what I heard growing up. I ran to a Kingsnake and put my foot on him and uh...it was the real deal with the business end. He and I were at an animal park and he was just hanging near the education buildings, in a hole. They took him in and he lived 20 years. I named him Carl. I hope he liked air conditioning because he lived his life inside.

[@kaylamarie8309]

Nope..not me! lol

[@chaseofearth9280]

isn't it dangerous for the snake and the handler to hold a snake by its tail? or is that just for non venomous snakes. obviously you wouldn't just grab a venomous species by the middle and cradle it. I'm just learning about snakes and how to care for them and handle them.

[@ronzert2917]

found a coral snake in my yard earlier th ey aren't agressive at all my cat was messing with it while i walked up grabbed a shovel litterally put it ont he shovel then in a box made sure it was a coral snake and not king snake and i chopped it up if it wasnt in my yard i prob would have let it be but i have horses etc.

[@steelfin5895]

They are rear fanged I think

[@dougbourdo2589]

Love your videos Bob. Always learn something. The snakes are beautiful creatures. I will be moving to South central NM in a year or so & I want to do some snake awareness training & hunting "searching for interest" that is.

[@antoniovalenzuela647]

I always thought it was if red touches yellow avoid the fellow, if red touches black still best stand back.

[@RavenIsAnArtist]

If the black engulfs the yellow, and the yellow doesn't touch the red, it's safe, and a milksnake. Ehat he is handling is a coral snake.

[@antoniovalenzuela647]

@@RavenIsAnArtist yeah but i just dont want to get bitten

[@LisaLane711]

Don’t depend on the rhyme. It’s not always true.

[@aaronveikley1454]

Not the best way to spend 420....hehehe Coral Snakes do not respect your authoriTIE!

[@samuelyoung9604]

THXS,,,

[@Gregariason]

that snake had an awesome home lol

[@ireignsupreme2355]

It was devastated now it’s easy pray to owls

[@gameragedad8953]

If red touches yellow, kill a fellow. If red touches black, friend of Jack.

[@jasonphillips4301]

That snake looks amazing

[@mikeknobldiggin]

what a beautiful animal! Love them! thanks for the video.