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Variable Coral Snake
Micrurus diastema alienus
20.8796, -86.9837
Field Notes
Description:
Photo take o a jungle path this is a small snake all red color whit three black rings on the tail and black head on top and yellow under the head local say is a endemic Yucatan coral snake???, but i´m not sure i have not better shots hopes is good to ID is very common on the area this ones is about 50 cm long i have found a them at night on the road and they get static whit any presence and play like a branch on the floor very easy to step on them.
Habitat:
In tropical wet, moist and dry forest from near sea level to 1,250 m in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
Notes:
I add a photo from the tail.
Reference Links:
Micrurus diastema
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Photographed
PublishedAugust 20, 2012
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