CORAL SNAKE

SIZE AND WEIGHT

• A coral snake can be 3 feet in length
• It can also be larger than 5 feet (150) cm
• A Coral Snake can weigh 10 lbs

COLORS AND PATTERNS

• Have large red and black colored bands
• And yellow bands encircling the snake

DIET

• Insects,lizards
• Small snakes,frogs
• Small reptiles, amphibians

HOW THE KILL THEIR PREY

• Coral snakes bite their prey
• Then they inject neurotoxic venom in the bite
• That paralyzes the prey and shuts down heart and lungs
• The venom can kill an adult

POISONOUS

• If bitten by this poisonous snake the may not be painful right away
• The effect of the venom may not be felt until a few hours later

EGGS

• It has eggs
• It lays 2-3 eggs in the summer
• It doesn't give birth to live young
• Once they are born they are seven inches
• Already full grown when hatched

DESCRIPTION

• Has round pupils
• Blunt head
• No heat sensing pits
• Forked tounge

FUN FACTS😱😱😱

• Lives in underground burrows or dens
• Of 65 species of coral snakes 2 live in North America
• The venom of the coral snake is the 2nd most toxic to humans
• Coral snakes spend most time underground
• The coral snake is a small snake that is a member of the cobra family