The security guard, who preferred not to be named, filmed herself showing the dead coral snake after she arrived at hospital in Jaragua do Sul, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina ...

CORAL snake venom is one of the most toxic venoms of American snakes 1. Reports of coral snake bites in humans 2,3 suggest the venom acts as a neurotoxin causing paralysis of the respiratory muscles.

As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are and how to identify them.