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Sonoran coral snake

Micruroides euryxanthus

名字的由来： 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

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

珊瑚蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

生活在

Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, from central Arizona to Mazatlán in Sinaloa, plus Tiburón Island1

北美洲

首页

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

长度

28 cm到61 cm (11 in到2 ft)1

最高速度

约 4.6 公里/小时（2.9 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

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

Sonoran coral snake的照片 — Sonoran coral snake。照片：Ken-ichi Ueda。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

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

常被误认为： 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

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

如果它咬人

让人保持安静不动，尽快送医院，即使咬伤看起来很小：症状可能几小时后才出现。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它咬了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 3 根香蕉首尾相接一样长78 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Sonoran coral snake和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Sonoran coral snake 约 4.6 公里/小时 (2.9 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

It can also appear during and after rain.1

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

It is known as coralillo in Mexican Spanish.1

给毒液专家

学名: Micruroides euryxanthus
类别: 珊瑚蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 北美洲
宝宝: It lays eggs (oviparous). Adult females may lay up to 3 eggs, and each hatchling is 18 to 20 cm long.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3