About Micrurus hemprichii (Jan, 1858)
Micrurus hemprichii was first formally described in 1858 by Jan. It has three common names: Hemprich's coral snake, orange-banded coral snake, and worm-eating coral snake. This is a species of venomous coral snake that belongs to the family Elapidae, and it is native to South America. Hemprich's coral snake lives in forests at elevations below 1,000 meters (3,300 feet). Its recorded habitats include lower montane wet forest, gallery forest, and both primary and secondary rain forest. It is a cryptic species that resides in the leaf litter covering the forest floor. The geographic range of M. hemprichii covers the upper Amazon Basin, Guiana Highlands, and upper Orinoco Basin. Within this range, it can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
