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Speckled Coral Snake (Calliophis maculiceps)
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae (fixed front- fang venomous snakes)
Other common names: Small-spotted Coral Snake (Thai = ngu plong wai hua dam)
Distinguishing Features
body above brown to reddish brown, with black spots, the latter arranged longitudinally along each side of the back; head and nape black with some yellow markings including a yellow spot on each side of the occiput; upper labials yellow; tail, below, pale blue or gray. 50 cm
Geographical Range
The Speckled coral snake is found in Burma, Thailand, NW Malaysia, South Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos.
Habitat
The flat and lower mountainous areas.
Life History
Since it nourishes itself predominantly on worms, it lives almost exclusively underground. You will usually only see this snake during the mating season in September and October. They come above ground in the evening.
Comments
The animals are very peaceable and do not bite even if picked up. With their very small head, it is doubtful if they are able to poison humans with a bite. No poison information is present. The species is probably not dangerous to humans.