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DOR Coral snake

Micrurus tener

Description:

Black yellow And red relatively small snake about 2ft dead on road

Habitat:

Forested area


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5 Comments

KevinBBabbitt
KevinBBabbitt 6 months ago

Yeah this was a sad find :(

AshleyT
AshleyT 6 months ago

Coral snakes are beautiful, sorry you had to see one like this :( I would appreciate it if you would add this and any other herps from Texas to my Herps of Texas mission.. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1544... Thanks!!

GregRobinson
GregRobinson 9 months ago

Bummer! Such a gorgeous animal.

KevinBBabbitt
KevinBBabbitt 9 months ago

I know I traveled over eight hours to see one of these venomous beauties and happen to find this In a state park not the highlight of my trip :(

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 9 months ago

It is sad that so many needlessly die on our roads!

Lockhart, Texas, USA

Lat: 29.85, Long: -97.70

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on Aug 1, 2012

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