Description: The Arizona coral snake is a small snake with a characteristic pattern of black, yellow and red rings that encircle its body. This pattern distinguishes it from many look-alike nonvenomous snakes. The Arizona coral snake averages less than 2 feet.

Habitat: Habitats include grassland, farmland, desert, brushland, thornscrub, thornforest, tropical deciduous forest, and lower pine-oak woodland, from plains to lower mountain slopes. In Arizona, this species most commonly associated with rocky bajadas, slopes, and canyons of upland desert scrub and desert grassland.

Range: USA (Arizona, New Mexico), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora).

Found in these States: AZ

Venom: The venom of M. euryxanthus is neurotoxic and extremely potent, but no fatalities have been reported.

Diet: The Arizona coral snake preys upon small snakes, predominantly Rena (snake), but also Sonora, and Tantilla. It will also eat small lizards such as skinks.

Reproduction: Like all other species of New World coral snakes (genera Leptomicrurus and Micrurus), Micruroides euryxanthus is oviparous. Adult females may lay up to 3 eggs, and each hatchlings is 7 to 8 inches in total length.

Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

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