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Old 04-07-2008, 07:37 AM   #8
Seamus Haley
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Originally Posted by wcreptiles
I'm not an expert on Coral snakes but I can't really believe they gum you to death??? Small fangs yes, sharp gums no.
They're elapids. Fixed front fanged. Definitely have full sets of teeth- they're small teeth inside a small snake and like the majority of elapid fangs, are shorter and have a thicker taper than viper or crotalid fangs... but they're definitely there.