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Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius)

Habitat & Distribution

Prefers sandy areas, but can also be found in evergreen and deciduous forests, and grasslands

Found in the southeastern United states

Physical Description

Weight: .68 kg (1.5 lbs) on average

Length: up to 80 cm (31 in)

Eastern coral snakes are extremely colorful, with alternating red and black bands separated by a narrow yellow stripe

The body is slender, and the head is short and round

Behaviour

Eastern coral snakes feed mainly on other snakes and small lizards, but may also consume frogs, birds, fish, and insects

They spend most of their time underground or under leaf litter, and are mainly active during the day

They aren't social, and largely ignore each other outside the mating season

Their primary predators are other large snakes

Key Advantages

Eastern coral snakes have a potent venom which is typically lethal to smaller animals and can cause severe symptoms in humans

Before striking, eastern coral snakes will attempt to confuse threats by hiding their heads beneath their coils and presenting their tail as an alternate target

Photo by Richard Bartlett

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Minor Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus minor), male in full breeding colors, family Phrynosomatidae, Metztitlan, Mexico

photograph by davy

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Colette, writing in 1934. Source.

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Wake up babe new fish dropped

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I hope you get what you want in life ✨️

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Bowties are back in style

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Dixie and her babies.

My snoot! What a snoot!!!

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Happy Spring! 💓💓

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pov you look over the arm of your chair

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I can’t say with 100% certainty but I believe this is a portrait of two gingers. Photo from my collection, 1956. A kind follower on Bluesky translated the Russian writing on the back for me, it reads "“February 1956. To dear aunt Natya, from [your] niece Nina. Nina is [13 or 15] years old.”

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she's so beautiful