Interesting Facts!
Like the other harmless tricolored snakes in the U.S.,
the pattern of the scarlet snake has been proposed to mimic the venomous coral snakes, presumably discouraging predators;
In the U.S., the rhyme “red-touch-black, venom-lack;
red-touch-yellow kill a fellow” can be used to distinguish these species;
Scarlet snakes rarely bite when picked up.
the pattern of the scarlet snake has been proposed to mimic the venomous coral snakes, presumably discouraging predators;
In the U.S., the rhyme “red-touch-black, venom-lack;
red-touch-yellow kill a fellow” can be used to distinguish these species;
Scarlet snakes rarely bite when picked up.