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Found in North America, the venomous coral snake
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is known for its deep red, yellow, and black-colored
banding. Coral snakes average three feet in length and
are usually not aggressive. Though less than 1 percent
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of snake bites each year in America are from coral
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snakes, they possess potent venom.
The harmless milk snake shows a striking resemblance
to the coral snake. The similarity, known as mimicry,
helps to scare away potential predators. A mnemonic
used to distinguish between the deadly coral snake and
the harmless milk snake is: “Red on black: a friend of
Jack; red on yellow: you’re a dead fellow!”
The Bible warns us not to be fooled about the genuine
and the counterfeit: “Do not be deceived, God is not
mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also
reap. For he who sows to his lesh will of the lesh
reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will
of the Spirit reap everlasting life” (Galatians 6:7, 8).
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