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Sonoran coral snake

Micruroides euryxanthus
Davart il num: The scientific name Micruroides euryxanthus refers to the genus Micruroides, which contains only this one species. The common name comes from its red, black and white or yellow banding, which is typical of coral snakes.1
Fa mo malQuai fa mal, ma i na ta fa nagin donn serius.
Serps da coral MorsasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The Sonoran coral snake is a small, brightly banded venomous snake. It lives in dry deserts and scrubland in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its venom is extremely potent, but no deaths from its bite have been reported.1

Viva en
Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, from central Arizona to Mazatlán in Sinaloa, plus Tiburón Island1
America dal Nord
Pagina iniziala
It lives in arid and semiarid regions, on plains and on lower mountain slopes from sea level up to 1,800 m. In Arizona it is abundant in rocky upland desert.1
Lunghezza
28 cm fin 61 cm (11 in fin 2 ft)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 4,6 km/h (2,9 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It preys on small snakes, mainly those of the genus Rena, and also on snakes of the genera Sonora, Tantilla and Chilomeniscus. It also eats small lizards such as skinks.1
Propi!Foto da Sonoran coral snake
Sonoran coral snake. Foto: Ken-ichi Ueda. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • Broad, alternating rings of red and black, separated by narrower rings of white or yellow.1
  • The head is black.1
  • The first ring behind the head is red.1
  • Usually has only 2 black rings on the tail.1
  • Adults are 28 to 61 cm long, tail included.1

Savens confundì cun: It is often confused with Micrurus fulvius. In this species the white or yellow rings are broader, there are usually only 2 black rings on the tail, and the first ring behind the head is red, whereas in Micrurus fulvius it is black.1

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and it is extremely potent. The estimated lethal dose for an adult human is 6 to 8 mg. In laboratory milking, the average venom yield was 0.12 mg (dry weight), with a maximum of 6 mg.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

No fatalities from its bite have been reported. Its venom is potent, so any bite should be taken seriously.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When startled or threatened, it hides its head under its body, raises its tail and curls it tightly. It can also forcibly release gas from its cloaca with a loud noise, a behaviour known as cloacal popping, which smells very unpleasant.1

Sch'el morda

  • Tegna la persuna immobila e quieta e va spert en in ospital, era sche la morsa para pitschna: ils sintoms pon cumenzar uras pli tard.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Sonoran coral snake circa 61 cm lung (2 ft)In giat da chasa circa 50 cm (1,6 ft)In chaun circa 1 m (3,3 ft)
uschè lung sco 3 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 78 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Sonoran coral snake cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

Its genus, Micruroides, contains only this one species.1

2

It can also appear during and after rain.1

3

It usually stays underground and comes out mainly at night.1

4

It is known as coralillo in Mexican Spanish.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Micruroides euryxanthus
Gruppa
Serps da coral
Famiglia
Elapidae2
Urden
Squamata
Continents
America dal Nord
Poppins
It lays eggs (oviparous). Adult females may lay up to 3 eggs, and each hatchling is 18 to 20 cm long.1
Privel per umans
2 / 5: Dolurus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Micruroides (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micruroides euryxanthus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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