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by Ringneck on December 17, 2000
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It's been my experience that coral snakes react violently to an attempt to restrain their heads. The neck is thick and muscular and it's difficult to keep the snake from twisting to bite.
It's less dangerous to quickly grab the snake by the tail and swing or shake it to keep its head down and out of contact with one's body and then to quickly drop it into a container. Use just enough force in swinging to keep the head away. The Steve Irwin technique using a leafy branch to give purchase to snake's forebody would probably buy you time for carrying it to a container.
The Eastern Coral doesn't exhibit a strike behavior, unlike some of the tropical species. It turns to the side and bites when it contacts flesh.
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by VaHerper on December 26, 2000
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I caught an Eastern Coral Snake earlier this year in SE South Carolina as well. The snake was crossing a road and due to its rapid movement, I was uncertain as to its identity. Only when I tailed it and swung it up onto the road was I certain that it was a coral snake.
I placed the snake into a cooler for transport, never attempting to grab the head or midbody.
What was most interesting to me was the resultant appearance of the aposematic coloration making the snake appear as if moving backwards or standing still. You were certainly lucky in several aspects and I am glad you chose to detail your experience here.
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by Timber_Rattlesnake on February 17, 2002
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I've read somewhere that alot of people think a coral snake has to chew to deliver venom to a person. This is not true as it only has to break the skin for the venom to reach the blood. The chewing is to only assure that venom has been injected. this is epecually true with prey.
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by Chance on March 29, 2002
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I was just wondering how one goes about getting a copy of the snakebite treatment protocals mentioned above.
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by casanova on June 11, 2002
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It is actually, in my opinion, a mistake to use pinning methods on any snake, unless you are extracting venom, as it tends to be more a liability than anything else, I catch cottonmouths by working the snake into position with a stick and then grabbing the tail, nice and easy, and leaving the front of the snake on the ground. I just find it safe and the snakes are never traumatized by that method, plus I haven't experienced any close calls yet.
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by shortie on February 23, 2003
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I also would like the snakebite treatment protocols. How can I obtain this info?
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by reptiguy03 on August 1, 2003
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this is a great lesson learned even thoughit came in a hard way sorry u had to spend the night in hospital butnow i know lessons on catching snakes they don't necesaraly have to be venomous but it is great to know how thanks for the great info!
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by rihnoruss on April 30, 2004
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once agin , think before you act . i just read another reply where a guy pick up the snake befor he had a positive i.d. on what he just grabed. maybe you too will be roommates on your next trip to the hospital. is there anyone out there with half a brain?? please stop making us responsible for your moronic actions , I don't need the bad rep. if you have no common sense , then you should not mess with venomous reptiles !!! much less leave your home .
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by rihnoruss on May 1, 2004
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please disregard the comment made by rhinoruss, it was not made by me . please see my official letter of apology at the " bitten by a copperhead" artical comments area . thanks "the real russ "
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by aedifonzo on December 19, 2004
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I thought you-all might be interested in my little experience with a coral snake. I live in a retirement community in Naples FL and found a coral snake in my yard, actually, I almost stepped on it. Although I had never seen one live in person, I knew what it was. I backed up, and the snake stayed put, yelled to my husband to bring me the "Florida" book, and looked it up. Sure enough, it was a coral snake. My husband decided he was going to catch it and throw it back into the drainage ditch behind us. Actually, I think he wanted to kill it, but I didn't. Also, I didn't want to chase it to someone's else's property. I had heard about a woman in our park who grew up with snakes and was quite adept at handling them (her father had been killed by a cobra bite), gave her a call, and with her help we thought we contained it under a plastic tote with a cement block on top, until her brother (the expert) could come over and get it. A couple of hours later, he did come over, lifted up the tote, and the snake was not immediately visible, but burrowed under the sand away from the tote. He did catch it and we took pictures - he removed it to a local swamp away from the invaders (humans). He said we were SO lucky, that most people go their whole lives without seeing a poisonous snake in the wild. We were happy it was saved, but most of the people we told the tale to said we should have killed it. It was really a beautiful snake.
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