What is a coral snake?

coral snake is a poisonous snake indigenous for North America. It is about 20 inches (50.8 cm) long and is clearly colored and represents striped red, yellow and black leather. Many non -belonging snakes look similar, but not identical colors as a coral snake, and generally does not bite when approaching. Simple children's rhyme often helps tourists and gardeners to distinguish between a dangerous coral snake and its many appearances is "red on black, friend Jack; red on yellow, kill a guy". This rhyme refers to the order of the color on the band around the snake.

Coral snake is usually night, hunting mostly at night and doing their home underground and in deep slits. He has a small mouth and hollow fangs to supply poison, but usually cannot bite through thick layers of clothing. Their bite brings a small amount of neurotoxinukter disrupts communication with the brain to muscle. When bites pierce the skin, the victims usually experience the roarsMaking vision and increasing the difficulty of breathing. After biting, victims usually require immediate dosing of the antivice and sometimes artificial respiratory devices until the poison is removed from the system. Although their bites are dangerous, this type of snake is usually non -aggressive and prefers to hide or warn more creation when they get too lost to the nesting area of ​​the snake. When he is frightened or threatened, the coral snake hides his head out of sight and shakes his tail and emits the sound of the crackling to warn the intruders.

There are three types of coral snakes in North America: eastern coral snakes that live in the coastal plan between North Carolina and Louisiana; Texas Coral Snakes who live in the central south of Texas; and Arizona coral snakes that live in the southeastern part of the state and parts of Mexico. These snakes prefer the warm climate and moisture of coastal flood zones and can be found in pine or peeling oak stands and under piles of leaves. Are remotely associated with marine hAdem and Mamba, two highly poisonous snakes of the Pacific Ocean and Africa.

coral snakes eat primarily small lizards, small snakes, frogs and rodents. Like other poisonous snakes, they swallow their victims. Venom coral snake paralyzes its little prey, which allows the snake to maintain grip because the animal gradually loses the ability to fight. It then locates the animal's head and, using its teeth pointing backwards, forces it gradually down into the neck. Digestion can occur for the next two to three days, provided the snake can reach a high body temperature. Snakes can often be found lying in the sun after swallowing prey to stimulate digestion.

This type of snake is reproduced by laying eggs during the summer, usually in a clutch of two to eighteen eggs. The only poisonous snake in North America, which does not adopt a live young. Female snakes do not stay with their young people to take care of them. Eggs and egg yolk contain all the nutrition that a young snake will need during development and earlyLife outside the egg.