This is true of the species you can find in the southern and southeastern U.S., but its not true in general. There are some species of Latin American coral snakes (e.g. the himeralli, Micrurus surinamensis) that don't have red on yellow, and can still kill a fellow.
The way I heard it:
Red on yellow kills a fellow.
This is true of the species you can find in the southern and southeastern U.S., but its not true in general. There are some species of Latin American coral snakes (e.g. the himeralli, Micrurus surinamensis) that don't have red on yellow, and can still kill a fellow.