Micrurus mipartitus
Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Micrurus mipartitus, also known commonly as the red-tailed coral snake, the many-banded coral snake, and rabo de ají in local Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America. The red-tailed coral snake is common in agricultural areas in Colombia. Its highly neurotoxic venom is known to cause seizures in its prey by activating nerve proteins responsible for seizures within it.
Five subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Micrurus mipartitus mipartitus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Pacific red-tailed coral snake Micrurus mipartitus anomalus (Boulenger, 1896) – Santa Marta red-tailed coral snake
Micrurus mipartitus decussatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Andean red-tailed coral snake Micrurus mipartitus popayanensis Ayerbe, M.A. Tidwell & M. Tidwell, 1990 – Popayan red-tailed coral snake Micrurus mipartitus rozei Golay, Chiszar, H.M. Smith & van Breukelen, 1999 – Roze's red-tailed coral snake
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
No species of the same family or order lives in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Coralsnake sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 13 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Coralsnake in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Redtail Coralsnake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Redtail Coralsnake sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Redtail Coralsnake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
