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Micrurus fulvius, commonly known as the eastern coral snake, [3] common coral snake, American cobra, [4] and more, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The family also contains the cobras and sea snakes . [ 5 ]
While any snake exhibiting the coral snake's color and/or banding pattern in the southeastern United States will almost certainly, in fact, be a coral snake, there are coral snakes in other parts of the world that are colored differently. [4] Coral snakes in the United States are most notable for their red, yellow/white, and black-colored banding.
Micrurus frontalis A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 – southern coral snake, short-tailed coral snake; Micrurus frontifasciatus (F. Werner, 1927) – Bolivian triad coral snake; Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus, 1766) – eastern coral snake, common coral snake, American cobra; Micrurus gallicus
This adult female eastern coral snake was found in Carolina Beach State Park in May 2013. How to avoid snakes The SCDNR states that snakes, even venomous ones, are nonaggressive when left alone.
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The Texas coral snake has the traditional coloration associated with coral snakes: black, yellow, and red rings. [3] These rings extend onto their belly. [4] It is capable of growing to 48 in (122 cm) in total length (including tail), but most are closer to 24 in (61 cm). [3]
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