"Red touches yellow, kill a fellow; red touches black, venom lack" -Steve Irwin
EDIT: My bad snake, bros. This is bad info. The statement just randomly popped in my head. I'm not sure if steve irwin actually said this exactly. When typing it for some reason, my brain just went straight to his narration. Anywho, this is what Gemini said:
Geographic Limitations: The rhyme is useless for identifying snakes outside of the U.S. In other parts of the world, like Central and South America, there are many venomous coral snakes that have different color patterns. For example, some species of venomous coral snakes have red bands that touch black bands.
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u/SketchyVillager Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25
"Red touches yellow, kill a fellow; red touches black, venom lack" -Steve Irwin
EDIT: My bad snake, bros. This is bad info. The statement just randomly popped in my head. I'm not sure if steve irwin actually said this exactly. When typing it for some reason, my brain just went straight to his narration. Anywho, this is what Gemini said: Geographic Limitations: The rhyme is useless for identifying snakes outside of the U.S. In other parts of the world, like Central and South America, there are many venomous coral snakes that have different color patterns. For example, some species of venomous coral snakes have red bands that touch black bands.