In late 2018, Florida news outlets reported a troubling rash of reptilian attacks by venomous snakes in a surprisingly short time span: Four people sustained coral snake bites in just two weeks.

You can find the eastern coral snake in places like southern Florida. Other New World coral snakes roam Central America and Mexico. There are also Old World coral snakes in Asia and Africa ...

Coral snakes are extremely reclusive and generally bite humans only when handled or stepped on. They must literally chew on their victim to inject their venom fully, so most bites to humans don't ...