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by Puma3 on July 30, 2007
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I was reading a book on snakes as a child and a woman described finding a small, black snake in Florida and took it to be identified at a local zoo and they said it was a Coral snake. Could this be correct?
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by Cro on July 30, 2007
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John, Melanistic Coral Snakes ( all black coloration ) have been found. They are a genetic mutation and very rare, but have been found from time to time.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by Buzztail1 on July 30, 2007
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Also, many Coral Snakes in the northern part of Florida have black "tipping" on the red scales so that much of the red part of the pattern is obscured by black.
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Karl
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by GREGLONGHURST on July 30, 2007
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The black on the red scales is common even down in south Florida. We occasionally find one that lacks the black pigmentation on the red, including on the ventral side. That was at one time considered a subspecies, the south Florida coral, M. f. barbouri. I do recall seeing one coral years ago that had only two colors, lacking, I think, the black.
~~Greg~~
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by LarryDFishel on July 30, 2007
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Also, just to mention what may be the obvious: Just because someone works at a zoo doesn't necessarily mean they know squat about snakes, so it's also possible it was a ringneck. They look very much like coral snakes other than the orange or yellow ring around their necks. I believe the ring is also absent sometimes.
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