re: So. FRICK SNAKES.. FRICK EM ALL

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I spent years hiking and camping in south AL and MS and have seen a coral snake. They're either really rare and incredibly good at hiding. I've seen seen tons of rattlesnakes, moccasins, copperheads, but not one coral snake.

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They're very, very rare in Alabama. This one was found in Coosa county in 2009. Before that, it had been 40 years since the last one was spotted in the wild in central Alabama.

Even if they were common, they'd be no big deal. Their venom is a very deadly neurotoxin but they don't have the fangs of a pit viper and can't even bite through something like jeans.