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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. 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]

  4. Texas coral snake - Wikipedia

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    Other nonvenomous snakes resemble the Texas coral snake as a form of Batesian mimicry. In the United States only, all three species of venomous coral snakes (Micruroides euryxanthus, Micrurus fulvius, and Micrurus tener) can be identified by the red rings contacting the yellow rings. A common mnemonic device is "red and yellow, kill a fellow.

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Here’s a list of all of the venomous snakes in Georgia, plus ...

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    Out of those 46 species, only six are venomous and only three represent a fatal threat: the Cottonmouth, Diamondback Rattlesnake and Timber Rattlesnake. ... Coral Snake. Appearance: Small (between ...

  8. Micrurus - Wikipedia

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    Micrurus ancoralis Jan, 1872 – regal coral snake, anchor coral snake; Micrurus annellatus (W. Peters, 1871) – annellated coral snake; Micrurus averyi K. Schmidt, 1939 – Avery's coral snake, black-headed coral snake; Micrurus baliocoryphus (Cope, 1862) Micrurus bocourti (Jan, 1872) – false triad coral snake, Ecuador coral snake

  9. Venomous coral snake found in Florida looks nothing like it’s ...

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