West Mexican Coral Snake
Micrurus distans
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Micrurus
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 50 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
West Mexican Coral Snake (Micrurus distans) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Mexico. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, tropical dry forest and 19 more. Recorded in 50 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Sonoran Desert
- Chihuahuan Desert
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
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.