Pygmy Coral Snake
Micrurus dissoleucus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Micrurus
- Continents
- South America, North America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 30 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Pygmy Coral Snake (Micrurus dissoleucus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, tropical dry forest and 5 more. Recorded in 30 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
- 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
- Roatan Coral Snake Micrurus ruatanus
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.