Melissa’s Reviews > Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea > Status Update

I’ve really loved this book so far!! BUT! Sour note today. I’m sure she was trying to be cute with the little rhyme about snakes & “red next to black, venom lacks” thing. It’s oft repeated, but it’s WRONG! NO, NO, NO!! Not a reliable way to distinguish between venomous coral snakes & harmless lookalikes. That kind of misinformation is harmful to humans and snakes alike, and she should have skipped it.