Eastern Coral Snake
Micrurus fulvius
Description
How to Identify
Slender snake with complete red, yellow, and black rings; the red and yellow rings touch.
Size
Usually 20-30 inches.
Diet
Primarily small snakes and lizards.
Habitat
Sandy pine woods, scrub, and flatwoods where it spends much of its time underground.
Location
Where it is found
Extremely rare and limited to the southern Coastal Plain.