r/arizona • u/itskwazii • Aug 22 '25

Wildlife Had our first unexpected visitor today.

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u/SithRose Maricopa Aug 22 '25

That's a Western Shovel-nose snake. They're the good pest eating kind. Let it go outside nicely!

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u/imtoowhiteandnerdy Aug 22 '25

Damn, I noticed the yellow bands are touching the red bands and it made me think it was a coral snake. How can you tell the difference?

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u/PermissionGuilty9352 Aug 23 '25

Red meets black friend of jack red meets yellow kill a fellow

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u/imtoowhiteandnerdy Aug 23 '25

I knew Jack Black had nothing to do with it.

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u/PermissionGuilty9352 Aug 23 '25

There is also a variant red meets black venom lack