I was going to say, its my understanding that coral snakes are not highly aggressive. Bites from coral snake are rare and often require someone to step on them barefoot or attempt to handle them bare handed. Since 1967 there appear to be two cases of death from coral snake bites- one of which the man didn't seek treatment. (http://thevenominterviews.com/2016/0...-coral-snakes/)
So killing a snake because you can't ID it... let's face it attacking the animal is putting the people at a much larger risk then leaving it alone. Its a bad tradition built on fear, not one built on logic. We have that out here with people and rattlesnakes. Everyone seems to think killing a rattlesnake is a public service to protect others.
All they end up doing is breaking the law and putting themselves at risk for a painful snake bite.
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