This coral snake has large red bands with small yellow bands and small black bands. the color is brilliant, with the sequence of red, yellow, black. The red bands are always in contact with the yellow bands. The maximum length of this snake does not exceed three feet. The fangs of this snake are short and permanently fixed.
The coral snake feeds mostly on other snakes, but will feed on lizards. They have a very strong neurotoxin venom that is very dangerous to humans. This snake is primarily terrestrial or sub-terrestrial, living among the soils of the tropical forest floor. It is primarily nocturnal, but sometimes active at dusk and dawn.
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