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Micruroides euryxanthus
Spotted on Jul 3, 2008
Submitted on Jul 7, 2012
3 Comments
It seems as though the corals of the west have less vibrant yellows than their eastern U.S. counterparts. They are in a different genus (Micruroides vs. Micrurus), so that may have something to do with it. If you look at my spotting of the same species, you'll see yellow bands that look almost creamy white: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/934...
Hey Alice, I appreciate the comment. The band is definitely more white than yellow on this particular individual, but part of that is because I overexposed the picture, bleaching out the slight yellow color. I feel confident that this is a Arizona Coral Snake.
The Arizona Coral snake has a yellow band in it, so I think this snake has another name. It is very beautiful! I hope someone can identify it.