Well, nice to see the truth came out. I apologize if I spread

misinformation, but the fact is that a picture of it was posted

under a "Critters found while fossil collecting" thread in a

fossil collecting forum. There was no intent to spread bad info. In fact, I could care less how it was found, I just wanted to

get it identified.



I heard the snake died, is that true?



Thanks,

Ed



>>I've been in email contact with the woman who found the snake so I feel obligated to provide the truth. That snake was found on the woman's back porch in Palm City a couple weeks ago (Sat, May 31). Suspecting it was something unusual, she took it to the Nature Coast Wildlife Center whose "snake experts" couldn't provide an ID. It was then transported to the University of Florida where it was examined by Dr. Harvey Lillywhite and the herp collection managers at the Florida Museum of Natural History. All agreed it was an aberrant Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius).

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>>The snake is now at the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford, FL. Hopefully they can nurse it back to health.

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>>Here's another photo of the snake sent to me by the collector:

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