Micrurus mipartitus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Coralsnake sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 63 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redtail Coralsnake in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–September and December–February, 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Redtail Coralsnake sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same genus: Micrurus
The closest relatives of the Redtail Coralsnake that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Micrurus, Coralsnakes) are Central American Coral Snake (about 10%) and Costa Rican Coral Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Redtail Coralsnake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (6 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.
