EASTERN CORAL SNAKE
Photo Credit: Roger Birkhead
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus) ...
Eastern Coral Snake
Micrurus fulvius fulvius
Range:
The coral snake occurs throughout the entire state including the northern keys. The species extends north to southeastern North Carolina and west to eastern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Eastern Coral Snake Range
Fast Facts
Type: Reptile Diet: Carnivore Average life span in captivity: Up to 7 years Size: 20 to 30 in (51 to 76 cm) Group name: Bed or knot Did you know?
Eastern Coral Snake Stats
Scientific Name: Micrurus fulvius
Family: Elapidae
Adult Size: This very secretive snake commonly attains 2½ feet in length. The record authenticated size is 47½ inches.
When the eastern coral snake bites, it usually holds tightly while the venom takes effect. Generally, people get bitten by coral snakes while attempting to pick one up.
The Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius), or harlequin snake, is found in the SE United States and N Mexico. It is a burrowing snake with a small, blunt head and a cylindrical body, averaging 21/2 ft (75 cm) in length.
A mimic of the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius), scarlet kingsnakes typically have alternating bands of red, black, and yellow in which red touches black but not yellow (in eastern coral snakes red touches yellow but not black.
Reptiles in the swamp include the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, cottonmouth, eastern coral snake, copper head, alligator and snapping turtle.
The Scarlet Kingsnake has 12 - 22 red rings, alternating with yellow and black. It is a mimic of the Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius fulvius). The Scarlet Kingsnake always has a red snout with the yellow rings being separated from the red...
The Texas coral snake is a small snake that can reach lengths of almost 4 feet, but they average much smaller. Most of the ones I have seen are around 2-3 feet long. They differ from the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) in the fact that the ...
Snakes also prey on these bats in roosts, including eastern coachwhips (Masticophis flagellum) and eastern coral snakes (Micrurus fulviusprey).
The remaining local venomous species is the eastern coral snake which belongs to the cobra family (family: Elapidae).
 See also: Snake, Coral Snake, Coral, Lizard, Cobra
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