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  2. Coral snake - Wikipedia

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    Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 27 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, and Sinomicrurus), and 83 recognized species of New World coral snakes, in two genera (Micruroides and Micrurus).

  3. Elapidae - Wikipedia

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    Most members are venomous to varying extents, and some are considered among the world's most venomous snakes based upon their murine LD 50 values, such as the taipans. [9] Large species, mambas and cobras included, are dangerous for their ability to inject large quantities of venom upon a single envenomation and/or striking at a high position ...

  4. Oxyrhopus guibei - Wikipedia

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    The species is endemic to South America. It is often called the false coral snake, [3] [4] [5] but this common name can refer to any of a long list of other species, genera, and even entire families of snakes. [6] [7] Many nonvenomous snakes have evolved coloration that mimics that of venomous true coral snakes, a trait which helps them avoid ...

  5. Scarlet kingsnake - Wikipedia

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    Its specific name, elapsoides, is a Latinization of the Greek word éllops (ελλοπς) [9] which refers to coral and was used to describe the 19th century genus, Elaps (the type genus of the family Elapidae), which included the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius), a venomous species which the scarlet kingsnake resembles and with which the ...

  6. Sea snake - Wikipedia

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    Sea snakes, or coral reef snakes, are elapid snakes that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives. They belong to two subfamilies, Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae . Hydrophiinae also includes Australasian terrestrial snakes, whereas Laticaudinae only includes the sea kraits ( Laticauda ), of which three species are found ...

  7. Micrurus fulvius - Wikipedia

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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] The species is endemic to the southeastern United States. [1]

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  9. Calliophis bivirgatus - Wikipedia

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    The snake, especially when juvenile, is often confused with the pink-headed reed snake (Calamaria schlegeli) as they share similar habitat and appearance. But the latter is much smaller, reaching a maximum length of 50 cm (20 in). The reed snake is nonvenomous, while the coral snake is potentially lethal.