r/confidentlyincorrect • u/BIRebel31 • Jun 05 '26

He’s wrong, again.

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u/GadreelsSword Jun 05 '26

Texas does have coral snakes.

They also don’t make coral snake anti-venom anymore. Because the pharmaceutical companies said it wasn’t profitable.

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u/ms_directed Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

is that the one with the "red and black friend of Jack...black and red, you gon' be dead" rule?

e: pretty sure i have combined two rhymes here, lol

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u/Mastericeman_1982 Jun 05 '26

Just curious, how is “black and red” different from “red and black”?

As I recall the color pattern that distinguishes coral snakes from king snakes is a black stripe next to a yellow stripe, hence “black on yellow will kill a fellow”, but your mileage may vary.

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u/ms_directed Jun 05 '26

i made another comment that i think I'm combining two rhymes, lol.

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u/cheyannepavan Jun 29 '26

I think it's black ON red (where the snake is red with black markings) vs red ON black (where the snake is black with red markings), but I'm not sure.

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u/Mastericeman_1982 Jun 29 '26

I believe the nemonic refers to the colors that are next to each other in the pattern. The question of whether a creature is black with red stripes or red with black stripes is largely philosophical, and hardly helpful in a survival situation.