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Coral Santa María swamp, Colombia Exciting times in Colombia (once home to the largest snake to have ever lived, the Titanboa). During our first night tour we were traversing a swampy area when we found this coral snake. Although venomous, it posed no threat and was mostly trying to get away from our bright lights. I checked for all coral snakes known to occur in Colombia, and Micrurus mipartitus is the best match I can find. I particularly based the identification on the general dark and light bands with a clear orange band near the head, visible in this second photo:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48260/redtail_coral_snake_side_view_santa_mara_colombia.html" title="Redtail Coral Snake side view, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/48260_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hRfX3WIeQUjTPYS7LIDEvl8%2BSwA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Redtail Coral Snake side view, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia Terrible photo, I know, but I want to show some identification marks for this snake, in particular the bands and the orange stripe. Boyac&aacute;,Colombia,Micrurus mipartitus,Redtail Coral Snake,Santa Mar&iacute;a,South America,World" /></a></figure> Boyacá,Colombia,Micrurus mipartitus,Santa María,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Coral Santa María swamp, Colombia

Exciting times in Colombia (once home to the largest snake to have ever lived, the Titanboa). During our first night tour we were traversing a swampy area when we found this coral snake. Although venomous, it posed no threat and was mostly trying to get away from our bright lights. I checked for all coral snakes known to occur in Colombia, and Micrurus mipartitus is the best match I can find. I particularly based the identification on the general dark and light bands with a clear orange band near the head, visible in this second photo:

Redtail Coral Snake side view, Santa María, Colombia Terrible photo, I know, but I want to show some identification marks for this snake, in particular the bands and the orange stripe. Boyacá,Colombia,Micrurus mipartitus,Redtail Coral Snake,Santa María,South America,World

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The redtail coral snake is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. It is found in South America and Central America.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 7, 2017. Captured Oct 16, 2016 21:45.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/9.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm