Castoe's Coralsnake
Calliophis castoe
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Calliophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 6 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Castoe's Coralsnake (Calliophis castoe) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in India. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, evergreen forest and 2 more. Recorded in 6 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
- 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
- Blue Coral Snake Calliophis bivirgatus
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.