Aquatic Coral Snake

Description:

This aquatic coral snake was nearly three feet long, about an inch in diameter, and darker than most with a lot of black obscuring the colors. It would be difficult to see in the water and we almost missed it in the dark.

Habitat:

This coral snake was moving pretty fast up from the Amazon River at night, and didn't stop for its photo.

Notes:

While most coral snakes are smaller and wouldn't be able to bite more than a finger or toe, the aquatic water snake is large enough to pose more of a problem, since its mouth is large enough that it could bite most parts of the body. There have been known human casualties from its venom.