South American Coral Snake
Micrurus lemniscatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Micrurus
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Recorded in 43 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
South American Coral Snake (Micrurus lemniscatus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana and 5 more. 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 35 more. Recorded in 43 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 Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
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.