Photo of a Balsas Coral Snake (Micrurus laticollaris)
Photo: betorquato, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Balsas Coral Snake

Micrurus laticollaris

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Micrurus
Continents
North America
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 36 places on iNaturalist
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Balsas Coral Snake (Micrurus laticollaris) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Mexico. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 14 more. Recorded in 36 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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