Micrurus (Coralsnakes) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

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Micrurus nigrocinctus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Micrurus alleni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Micrurus diastema

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Micrurus mosquitensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Micrurus corallinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Micrurus obscurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Micrurus tener

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Micrurus altirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Micrurus mipartitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Micrurus annellatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Micrurus browni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Micrurus lemniscatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Micrurus surinamensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Micrurus fulvius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Coralsnakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 50 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 6 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 14	~50%
	Central American Coral Snake			~50%
2	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4 of 14	~40%
	Black-necked Amazonian Coralsnake			~20%
	Annellated Coralsnake			~10%
	South American Coral Snake			~10%
	Aquatic Coralsnake			~10%
3	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~30%
	Central American Coral Snake			~30%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~30%
	Allen's Coralsnake			~30%
5	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 14	~30%
	Central American Coral Snake			~30%
6	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~30%
	Central American Coral Snake			~30%
7	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 14	~20%
	Uruguayan Coral Snake			~10%
	Painted Coral Snake			~10%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 14	~20%
	Black-necked Amazonian Coralsnake			~10%
	Annellated Coralsnake			~10%
9	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~20%
	Variable Coralsnake			~20%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Costa Rican Coral Snake			~20%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Central American Coral Snake			~20%
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Costa Rican Coral Snake			~20%
13	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 14	~20%
	Uruguayan Coral Snake			~10%
	Painted Coral Snake			~10%
14	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~20%
	Painted Coral Snake			~20%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 14	~20%
	Variable Coralsnake			~20%
16	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Costa Rican Coral Snake			~20%
17	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~20%
	Central American Coral Snake			~20%
18	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~20%
	Texas Coralsnake			~20%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~10%
	Variable Coralsnake			~10%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	~10%
	Allen's Coralsnake			~10%
	Costa Rican Coral Snake			~10%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 14	~10%
	Central American Coral Snake			~10%
	Costa Rican Coral Snake			~10%
	Redtail Coralsnake			<5%
22	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Allen's Coralsnake			~10%
23	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 14	~10%
	Redtail Coralsnake			~10%
24	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Allen's Coralsnake			~10%
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~10%
	Costa Rican Coral Snake			~10%
26	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~10%
	Painted Coral Snake			~10%
27	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~10%
	Brown's Coralsnake			~10%
28	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~10%
	Central American Coral Snake			~10%
29	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Central American Coral Snake			~10%
30	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 14	~10%
	South American Coral Snake			~10%
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Eastern Coral Snake			~10%
32	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~10%
	Central American Coral Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Central American Coral Snake			~10%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Texas Coralsnake			~10%
3	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Texas Coralsnake			~10%
4	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 14	~10%
	Painted Coral Snake			~10%
5	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Texas Coralsnake			~10%
6	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 14	~10%
	Central American Coral Snake			~10%
7	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 14	<5%
	Texas Coralsnake			<5%
8	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Eastern Coral Snake			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
3	Gladys Porter Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
5	GüiráOga	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
6	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

Coralsnakes

Species in this group

Central American Coral Snake

Allen's Coralsnake

Variable Coralsnake

Costa Rican Coral Snake

Painted Coral Snake

Black-necked Amazonian Coralsnake

Texas Coralsnake

Uruguayan Coral Snake

Redtail Coralsnake

Annellated Coralsnake

Brown's Coralsnake

South American Coral Snake

Aquatic Coralsnake

Eastern Coral Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Coralsnakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found