Photo of a Swinhoe's temperate Asian coralsnake (Sinomicrurus swinhoei)
Photo: jamesmifan, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Swinhoe's temperate Asian coralsnake

Sinomicrurus swinhoei

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Sinomicrurus
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 56 places on iNaturalist
Diet
Eats other snakes

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About

Swinhoe's temperate Asian coralsnake (Sinomicrurus swinhoei) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Taiwan. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, mountain forest, mountain slopes and 1 more. Recorded in 56 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.

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