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A very slender Sri Lanka Coral Snake Like all coral snakes, this is a species with dangerously toxic venom. However, this particular species is so small and thin that there's basically no chance that it could bite a human. At least, that's what my guide told me as he manipulated the little guy repeatedly to try to get it to sit still for a photo. Calliophis melanurus,Geotagged,Sri Lanka,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

A very slender Sri Lanka Coral Snake

Like all coral snakes, this is a species with dangerously toxic venom. However, this particular species is so small and thin that there's basically no chance that it could bite a human. At least, that's what my guide told me as he manipulated the little guy repeatedly to try to get it to sit still for a photo.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    What do you mean with "small" venom? Does it mean highly concentrated? Posted 5 years ago
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      John Sullivan
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      An excellent question! I don't know how those words came out of my fingers. I meant to say "dangerously toxic venom", and have now edited it. Posted 5 years ago
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        hah no worries. Posted 5 years ago

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The Indian Coral Snake

''Calliophis melanurus'', commonly known as the Indian Coral Snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. The subspecies in Sri Lanka, unsurprisingly called the Sri Lanka Coral Snake, is Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus.

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Uploaded Sep 17, 2019. Captured Aug 14, 2019 13:39 in Unnamed Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.