Amazonian Coral Snake

Micrurus obscurus is one of the two largest Coral snakes in the world often reaching lengths over 1.5 meters, Micrurus surinamensis being the other https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1093305036 Its colored bands are arranged in triads meaning there are 3 black bands between each pair of red bands (red, black, white, black, white, black, red). Although they are diurnal snakes, they are seldom seen, hiding in the leaf litter on jungle floors. They are Proteroglyphous snakes, meaning they have fixed grooved fangs in the front of the mouth. Like all coral snakes, when threatened they tuck their head in to protect it, twitch violently and wave their tails around like a stinger trying to look dangerous. It works as all the native population are convinced that they sting with their tail and nothing I can do will convince them otherwise. They even call Coral snakes “Scorpion snakes.” They all “know somebody” who was stung 😊