Red and yellow kill a fellow

By Pauline Tom

Folks right here in Mountain City are seeing many “red and yellow kill a fellow” snakes. After we posted on Facebook about a coral snake in our yard on the morning of July 2, Terry Erwin responded, “Gentleman walking last evening reported to us that a Coral snake went under our culvert in the front yard. They are out and moving!”

On NextDoor.com Mary Ellen Autry, on Pin Oak near the alternate city entrance, wrote: “David killed a coral snake in the leaves by the camper Wednesday. He almost stepped on the snake. We were thinking the leaves made good mulch so had not raked them. Needless to say, he raked up all the dry leaves he could.”