Colorful snake on the road
Published February 6th, 2007 in While traveling.
Walking on the muddy trails to Laguna Brava or “Yolnabaj” (mad or angry lagoon) at Huehuetenango found this.
A small snake crossing the mud. After half a second my camera was out trying to capture a nice “smile” from the snake. Poisonous? doesn’t seem so. For the hints I’ve learned looking at their head and tail: negative. Anyhow, it quickly assumed the defense position.
If you find a snake
Mostly, you won’t even notice when they are around. They sense you in a radius of 6 meters and most of the times are hidden. They runaway from us by nature. There are few exceptions that, once mad at you, will attack and follow you. But trust me, they are more scare of you.
If you learn how to distinguish poisonous from non poisonous, still, DON’T mess with snakes. And PLEASE don’t take snakes to your house. They survive in certain conditions (weather, warm places) and most of the times, when you take one out of the habitat, they will die.
I bought back some nice shots of this snake. I have received several indications of what kind of snake this is but no clue after all that… Still don’t know… do you?
There is a rhyme about red, black and yellow colors on a snake. It is red next to black is a friendly jack (non-poisionous). Red next to yellow can kill a fellow. I can’t tell from the picture if there is a yellow band between the red and black. If there is it could be poisonous. I am no snake expert but my guide book said that snakes are rare in Guatemala and are not poisionous.
It’s not a Coral Snake, it’s a Coffee Snake. But you are correct with red and black is a friend of Jack and red and yellow can kill a fellow.