MacLelland's Coral Snake
Sinomicrurus macclellandi
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Sinomicrurus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Recorded in 28 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
MacLelland's Coral Snake (Sinomicrurus macclellandi) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan and 5 more. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 21 more. Recorded in 28 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Thailand Tropical Forest
- Thailand Dry Forest
- Indochina Dry Forest
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
- Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
- East Asian Temperate Forest
- Taiwan Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Sinomicrurus houi
- Swinhoe's temperate Asian coralsnake Sinomicrurus swinhoei
- Japanese Coral Snake Sinomicrurus japonicus
- Hatori's Coral Snake Sinomicrurus hatori
- Oriental Coral Snake Sinomicrurus sauteri
- Kellog's Coral Snake Sinomicrurus kelloggi
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.