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Annellated Coral Snake (Micrurus annellatus)
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae (fixed front- fang venomous snakes)
Other common names: Annellated coral snake, cobra-coral anelada, coral anilada, naca-naca
Distinguishing Features
Small, thin tricolored (bicolored in some specimens) coral snake, adults usually 20 30 cm long (max. 70 cm); Usually overall dark blue to blackish, w/ narrow rings of white, yellow, pale blue (M. a. annellatus), or dull red (M. a. balzani). When tricolored, it is black, red, and yellow; and does NOT have any "triads."
Geographical Range
Limited to Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru (a record from southernmost Colombia not yet verified).
Habitat
Mainly found in montane wet forest & cloud forest; may be found in lower montane dry forest in Bolivia. Occurs at 300-2,000 m elevation.
Life History
Not much known. Most coral snakes usually are nonaggressive. Probably preys on locally available lizards, invertebrates or other small snakes. Probably oviparous w/ typical clutch size less than15 eggs.
Comments
Not much known for this spesies. Most coral snakes have highly potent mainly neurotoxic venom, produced by glands in the upper jaw, which can be injected through grooved, fixed upper front fangs. Due to their small mouth, coral snakes' bites to humans usually occur on a finger, toe, or webbing between such digits; and bites occur during attempts to catch or molest the snake.