Photo of a Bolivian Coral Snake (serranus) (Micrurus serranus)
Photo: Rich Hoyer, CC BY-NC-SA, via iNaturalist

Bolivian Coral Snake (serranus)

Micrurus serranus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Micrurus
Continents
South America
Countries
1
How common
Rare
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Bolivian Coral Snake (serranus) (Micrurus serranus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Bolivia. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as subtropical dry forest, woodland, dry woodland, semi-desert and 1 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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.

Related snakes

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