Venomous Snakes

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Micrurus mipartitus (redtail coral snake)
It is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. It is found in South America and Central America. The redtail coral snake is common in areas very close to Caracas, Venezuela, Its highly neurotoxic venom is known to cause seizures in its prey by activating nerve proteins responsible for seizures within it, here in Venezuela it is the snake with the most powerful venom, it is a very calm snake that only bites if you hold it and the big problem with it is that we do not have antivenom for this snake in Venezuela and if it bites the person will die for sure in a short time.
The M. mipartitus has a cylindric body that can reach up to 1.22 meters in length but normally measure from 60 to 80 cm long. They have quite small eyes upon their round heads. The rings of this species can range anywhere from 34-84 black bodily rings that are sundered by yellow or white intermediaries. The second ring on the head and 3 or 4 of the tail rings exude a red color in contrast to the white or yellow bands.

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