Photo of a Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius)
Photo: DT, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Micrurus
Continents
North America
Countries
1
How common
Common
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in United States. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 8 more. Common: recorded in 418 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

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.