Need help to identify snake - black body with thin orange strips that ring around the body every 2 in.?

Question

We live in south Texas . The snake was small around but about 3 ft long. There were no other colors or markings than what I described. I have young children always outside. Want to make sure this is not harmful.

Answer 1

There's only one venomous banded snake in the U.S. coral snakes have red black and yellow banding. Not sure what you've got, but it's not a coral.

You might want to invest in a field guide for your local snakes, teach the kids which snakes to look out and not mess with when they're outside.

Answer 2

its a water snake or a rat snake nether harmful if your child was to get bitin it would only swell up a bit thats all hope this helps

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Answer 3

King snake, and not poisonous.