Coral snake

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Coral snake Micrurus fulvius 

The coral snake belongs to the Elapidae family. 

This snake varies in colour, red, yellow banding, black and brown. The snake is small (thirty inches) with a tiny head and body.

They can be found in decaying plant matter, forests and jungles and they are nocturnal and stay out of sight. 
They spend their days hidden in burrows, under rocks or leaves. 
They feed on lizards, snakes and skinks. They slither along the ground rising their head and poking their tongues out to taste the air. They bite their prey and the venom kills it as it attacks the nervous system.  Adult fangs are around three millimetres in length. 

They breed in Spring, and the females lay the eggs in May and June under plant matter. Hatched snakes are seven inches long and have their venom. They are the same colouration as the adults.

LiveScience.com, (2015). Coral Snakes: Colors, Bites, Farts & Facts. [online] Available at: http://www.livescience.com/43938-coral-snakes-colors-bites-farts-facts.html [Accessed 14 Apr. 2015].

Wildflorida.com, (2015). Eastern Coral Snake - Florida eco travel guide. [online] Available at: http://www.wildflorida.com/wildlife/snakes/Eastern_Coral_Snake.php [Accessed 14 Apr. 2015].