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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).
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.
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 ]
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 ]
Several smaller islands lie off Trinidad, but snakes have been recorded on only one of them, Caledonia Island. Snakes have been recorded on one island off Tobago, Little Tobago. Four species are venomous: two coral snake species (Micrurus spp. [note 1]), the fer-de-lance (Bothrops atrox) and the South American bushmaster (Lachesis muta).
Like pit vipers, coral snakes have hollow fangs in the front of the mouth with tubular connections to venom sacs located in the head. But the two groups differ in several ways. Coral snakes are ...
Micrurus browni, commonly known as Brown's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Guatemala and southwestern Mexico . [ 2 ] There are three recognized subspecies , including the nominate subspecies described here.
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