< Back | Name: | Texas Coral Snake | | Family: | Venomous Snakes | | Scientific Name:
| Micrurus tener | | Description: | Smooth scales. Head and body banded in brilliant red, yellow and black; bands completely encircle body. Young are patterned like adults. Adults average 20-30 inches in length. Remember the saying, “Red touch black, venom lack; red touch yellow, kill a fellow.” | | Range: | Southern Arkansas, west of the Ouachita River and south of the Little Missouri River. | | Habits and Habitat: | Prefers moist pine, hardwood or mixed pine-hardwood forests with loose, sandy soils and pine straw, leaf litter and logs for cover. Active late February through mid-November. Active in early morning or at dusk when humidity is high. Also active at night after rains during summer months. Lays 2-12 eggs in spring, hatching in August-September. Feeds on lizards and small snakes. |
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Click Photo to Enlarge Suzanne Collins |
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