All snakes have teeth, some also have fangs, and some will bite if picked up. Most snakes in the U.S. are harmless. Eastern coral snakes are colorful but deliver a potent venom.

They are not poisonous to the touch. An Arizona coral snake's venom is a powerful neurotoxin that can paralyze muscles and, in theory, stop a person’s breathing.

Coral snakes, like other members of the Elapidae family, possess short, hollow fangs located at the front of their mouths. These fangs allow the snake to inject venom into its prey.

Diet and Bites Coral snakes deliver their toxins through small but effective fangs. When a coral snake bites, it uses a powerful neurotoxin that can paralyze its prey, affecting the nervous system and ...

Like pit vipers, coral snakes have hollow fangs in the front of the mouth with tubular connections to venom sacs located in the head. But the two groups differ in several ways.