thats a rather large coral snake

Dont think the chew thing is true. Their fangs are set back a little in their mouths compared to a rattlesnake but they are fangs nonetheless. Elapids all have similiar fangs- not hinged like a vipers.

A friend of mine was about 8 yrs old and he picked one up and stuck it in his pocket to take back to camp and show his Dad (they were camping near Lake LBJ). It was a little one though, less than 9" long. He had no idea what it was. Luckily, he was not bitten but it was probably because the snake was so little it could open it's mouth enough to latch on.

We had some show up in Cedar Hill when they impounded Joe Pool Lake.Unfortunately we were visited by all the other critters who lost thier home as well.

I know hognoses are poisonous but they're "rear-fanged" with the poison ducts venting into the back teeth. They have to get a really good mouthfull to inject the toxin.

A hognose carries a toxin but it is not harmfull to humans. There are tons of them sold as pets.

I find them in my back yard here in San Antonio at least once or twice a year. I never kill them, I always catch them and take them to a creek bed about 2 miles from my house.

They never did anything to me, why would I harm them?

So they won't harm children, pets, or loved ones.