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you know the jingle, from the nose. Red to yellow, kill a fellow, red to black, venom lack.

JEL What is the GBE? Where do you live?

GBE - Grand Belizean Estates

pythons are not on the island or in this part of the world. You probably saw a Boa and yes we got some biggins on the island, but a hazard to birds and rats, not poisonous.
The Black and Red is probably the Johnnie Walker :-)

There are some mean snakes on the Caye but they all walk on two feet!

More Monty than Python. There is a much more common non poisonous similar looking snake to the coral snake - whose name escapes me. The order of the colour bandings are different, I think the poisonous one is in the same order as the lights on a traffic light and the non poisonous one isn't.

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There are no documented dangerous poisonous snakes on the island. What we do have are stunningly beautiful snakes that you'll be lucky to see, photograph and observe.

I've heard of vine snakes being sighted but they are rear fanged and only mildly venomous. Even a Coral Snake is rear fanged with small teeth. It really has to get you between the thumb and forefinger for a good shot to deliver a fatal bite... I've never seen one on the island.

Phil you are thinking of a king snake. Red and Yellow kill a fellow Red and Black venom lack.

The famous Field Guide to Ambergris Caye by Richie Woods said there where no poisonous snakes on Ambergris Caye. That statement is like so many others, someone will find one somewhere and prove it's not 100% true but fear or concern about a poisonous snake on the island is unrealistic just the same. Ambergris Cayes snakes are a positive aspect and keep a balance we need. Snake Phobics incite killing snakes and cause damage to our environment.
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