Blue Coral Snake
Calliophis bivirgatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Calliophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Blue Coral Snake (Calliophis bivirgatus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and 1 more. 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 23 more. Common: recorded in 88 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Montane Rainforest
- Borneo Cloud Forest
- Borneo Heath Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Borneo Limestone Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
- Malay Peninsula Montane Forest
- Thailand Tropical Forest
Related snakes
- Two-stripped Coral Snake Calliophis bilineatus
- Striped Coral Snake (nigrotaeniatus) Calliophis nigrotaeniatus
- Philippine Coral Snake Calliophis philippinus
- Sulu Islands Banded Coral Snake Calliophis suluensis
- Dinagat Island Banded Coralsnake Calliophis salitan
- Indian Coral Snake Calliophis melanurus
- Beddome's Coral Snake Calliophis beddomei
- Speckled Coral Snake (maculiceps) Calliophis maculiceps
- Black Coral Snake Calliophis nigrescens
- Spotted Coral Snake Calliophis gracilis
- Bibron's Coral Snake Calliophis bibroni
- Castoe's Coralsnake Calliophis castoe
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.