Re: Welcome our Coral Cobra
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piedlover79
Yowza! That's a 'hot' looking snake. ...sorry, bad reptile humor.
Still a beautiful animal. I want a Sunset Monocle Cobra...but the hubby says 'no'. ;) He's right though, I'm not experienced enough to do hot snakes, and certainly not a cobra.
I will stick to my hognose for my venomous snakes.
Congrats on that beauty!
Read the full description. It's not a true Naja (cobra) but a mocker - but a true elapid indeed. It is a coral snake but named as a cobra due to its defense that makes it stand up.
Re: Welcome our Coral Cobra
Handsome looking rodent killer! Congrats. Do they differ from micrurus tener and micrurus fulvius by other things than just coloration? They (Aspidelaps lubricus cowelesi) don't seem to have the red to yellow distinction as your typical coral snake.
Re: Welcome our Coral Cobra
Albert. Not all coral snakes are defined as red and yellow. There are species in Ecuador that are completely black and white. Meanwhile in Honduras the corals are either Tri-colored or bi-colored. This guy is bi-colored more like the Roatan coral snake. Here is an example of two snakes I photographed in Honduras just over a month ago, one will kill you, one won't:
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Meanwhile, our guy is settling quite well. He was formerly kept in a tub system so I guess glass Windows are new for him because he definitely lets you know he's in there when you walk up to him. :)
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Re: Welcome our Coral Cobra
Thanks. So obviously the old adage " red to yellow kill a fellow red to black venom lack" doesn't always apply. Wow! Thanks again.
Re: Welcome our Coral Cobra
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Albert Clark
Thanks. So obviously the old adage " red to yellow kill a fellow red to black venom lack" doesn't always apply. Wow! Thanks again.
Not Eve in the states since a long nosed snake has red touching yellow! The rules are a good memory aid but in the end if you are using rhymes best to leave the suspicious ones alone. A buddy of mine in Honduras nearly died due to someone telling him a coral snake was a milk snake. The only way to tell the difference externally is by checking the scales between the nostril and eye. 2 would make it a Micrurus and 3 makes it lampropeltus.
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