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The Texas coral snake has the traditional coloration associated with coral snakes: black, yellow, and red rings. [3] These rings extend onto their belly. [4] It is capable of growing to 48 in (122 cm) in total length (including tail), but most are closer to 24 in (61 cm). [3]
Micrurus fulvius, commonly known as the eastern coral snake, [3] common coral snake, American cobra, [4] and more, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The family also contains the cobras and sea snakes. [5] The species is endemic to the southeastern United States. [1]
There is controversy about the classification of the very similar Texas coral snake as a separate species. Its habitat, in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas is separated from the eastern coral snake's habitat by the Mississippi River. The coral snake population is most dense in the southeastern United States.
The eastern variety, which is one of 70 species of coral snakes in the Americas, is found in the Coastal Plain from Louisiana to the Carolinas and throughout Florida.
The coral snake has black and red rings, separated by smaller yellow rings; hence, the “red touches yellow” rhyme. An eastern coral snake is rare in Georgia, but are extremely venomous. NC ...
Eastern coral snake: Florida — Hernandez-Hernandez became the first person to die in the United States from a fatal coral snake bite since 1967. He and Jesus Moreida, both of Bonita Springs, were bitten by a coral snake they tried to kill. [49] October 2005 Joe Guidry, 54, male: Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Other venomous snakes in South Carolina include the Coral Snake, Pigmy Rattlesnake and Timber Rattlesnake. This adult female eastern coral snake was found in Carolina Beach State Park in May 2013 ...
Micrurus steindachneri (F. Werner, 1901) – piedmont coral snake, Steindachner's coral snake; Micrurus stewarti Barbour & Amaral, 1928 – Panamanian coral snake; Micrurus stuarti Roze, 1967 – Stuart's coral snake; Micrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1817) – aquatic coral snake; Micrurus tener Baird & Girard, 1853 – Texas coral snake