Micrurus

Micrurus
Mi·cru·rus mī-'kru̇r-əs n a genus of small venomous elapid snakes comprising the American coral snakes

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Mi·cru·rus (mi-krooґrəs) a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. M. fulґvius is the Eastern or Texas coral snake, a species found in the southern United States and tropical America whose body is marked with bright red, yellow, and black bands. Called also Elaps. See table at snake.

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