Wild moment a venomous coral snake eating a dead rat snake is interrupted by a large WASP in Florida

Florida is truly the land of the wild. 

A shocking video shared by Evangeline Cummings, an employee with the University of Florida, shows what appears to be a coral snake eating a rat snake while getting stung by a Yellow jacket wasp. 

In the brief clip shared on October 17, the colorful yet highly venomous reptile can be seen enjoying its spoils as the dead rat snake hangs in a rose bush. 

In the brief clip shared on October 17, the highly venomous reptile can be seen enjoying its spoils as the dead rat snake hangs in a rose bush

But as the coral snake prepares to enjoy its meal, a nosy wasp comes buzzing ever so close to it. 

The wasp flies around the snakes and appears to sting them before the coral snake starts flapping around the branch. 

According to an entomologist who commented under Cummings’ post, the yellow jacket wasp’s movement suggest that it did not actually sting the snake. 

Footage was filmed by Evangeline Cummings outside of the University of Florida

According to an entomologist who commented under the initial post post, the yellow jacket wasp’s movement suggest that it did not actually sting the snake

‘But (the) snake clearly wanted it gone,’ the user added. 

Cummings would also later ponder how the rat snake got on the rose bush, suggesting that it was dropped by a hawk.

According to the National Geographic, ‘coral snakes only bite humans when handled or stepped on.’

In order to inject their venom fully, coral snakes are said to have to chew on their victim.