General Description
Pink to red-brown with mottled dark brown and white stripes across the body and black stripes across the neck and head. Underneath white. Up to 50 cm long.
Biology
Coral Snakes shelter under logs during the day and emerge at night to hunt lizards. Females give birth to live young.
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Mallee and woodland areas.
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Brief Id
Pink to red-brown, dark stripes across body, black stripes across head and neck.
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Colours
Pink, Red, Brown
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Lizards
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Hazards
Not thought to be highly dangerous to humans, but any snake bite must be treated with caution.
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Krefft, 1864)
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Common Name
Coral Snake
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Species Name
australis
