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Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 27 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, and Sinomicrurus), and 83 recognized species of New World coral snakes, in two genera (Micruroides and Micrurus).
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 ]
Other nonvenomous snakes resemble the Texas coral snake as a form of Batesian mimicry. In the United States only, all three species of venomous coral snakes (Micruroides euryxanthus, Micrurus fulvius, and Micrurus tener) can be identified by the red rings contacting the yellow rings. A common mnemonic device is "red and yellow, kill a fellow.
Calliophis bivirgatus is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the blue coral snake [1] or blue Malayan coral snake. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to Southeast Asia . [ 1 ]
Micrurus hemprichii, commonly known as Hemprich's coral snake, Orange-banded coral snake and the worm-eating coral snake, is a species of venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to South America .
A highly venomous coral snake was sliced open by a Florida surgeon, and what he found has stark ramifications for Florida’s vast snake population. ... the worms are spreading north among native ...
Coral snakes are the only North American snakes in the cobra family and their venom is unlike that of most other U.S. snakes.
He says he knew immediately it was an eastern coral snake, a species native to Florida, but seldom seen due to its reclusive nature. “I’d seen this strange color abnormality a few times before ...