Costa Rican Coral Snake
Micrurus mosquitensis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Micrurus
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 65 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Costa Rican Coral Snake (Micrurus mosquitensis) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama. 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 10 more. Recorded in 65 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
- Boicora Coral Snake Micrurus boicora
- Caatinga Coral Snake Micrurus ibiboboca
- Central American Coral Snake Micrurus nigrocinctus
- Silvia coralsnake Micrurus silviae
- Allen's Coral Snake Micrurus alleni
- Pygmy Coral Snake Micrurus dissoleucus
- Merida Coral Snake Micrurus meridensis
- Broad-ringed Coral Snake Micrurus latifasciatus
- Carib Coral Snake Micrurus psyches
- Saddled Coral Snake Micrurus bernadi
- Oaxacan Coral Snake Micrurus ephippifer
- Redtail Coral Snake Micrurus mipartitus
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.