Photo of a Capuchin coral snake (Micrurus dumerilii)
Photo: edgar_jaimes, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Capuchin coral snake

Micrurus dumerilii

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Micrurus
Continents
South America, North America
Countries
4
How common
Recorded in 41 places on iNaturalist
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Capuchin coral snake (Micrurus dumerilii) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 13 more. Recorded in 41 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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