Silvia coralsnake
Micrurus silviae
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Micrurus
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Rare
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Silvia coralsnake (Micrurus silviae) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 5 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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
- 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
- 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.