Micrurus fulvius | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Micrurusfulvius,commonlyknownastheeasterncoralsnake,commoncoralsnake,Americancobra,andmore,isaspeciesofhighlyvenomouscoralsnakein ...

Species of snake

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 species is endemic to the southeastern United States.[1] It should not be confused with the scarlet snake (Cemophora coccinea) or scarlet kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides), which are harmless mimics.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

M. fulvius is generally less than 80 cm (31 in) in total length (including tail). The maximum reported total lengths are 121.8 cm (48.0 in) for a specimen in Florida (Neill, 1958) and 129.5 cm (51.0 in) (Roze, 1996). Males have longer tails than females, but females reach a greater total length.[2]

The dorsal scales are smooth, and are in 15 rows at midb...