Jerry,

I bet that is a Common false coral snake,Erythrolamprus A. Aesculapii.

Another guess would be an Aquatic coral snake, Micrurus S. Surinamensis.

We need Dick Bartlett or someone like minded on this identification.

I have worked in Brazil in the Amazon basin over the last five years, and thought it may be a good idea to have Mr Bartlett's book, Reptiles & Amphibians of the Amazon.

Great book. I was shocked to see that the Amazon basin has 13 or 14 types of Coral snake, and a number of nopoison not milksnake look a likes. So, no Jeff, I would never grab a milksnake looking snake at mid body without knowing what it was first, and even then I'd have Jerry grab it first.



I never have seen a Coral snake, or a Milksnake look a like while in Brazil, but saw plenty of other neat critters.



-Dell



Parrot snake





Fresh water Sting Ray





Fer de lance, neonate





Caiman, 16'or 17' I guess, I never could get a tape on him.







Gotta love Brazil.

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• Honduran? You be the judge...... - JKruse, Sun Jan 27 09:15:22 2008
• Or a tropical coral? - JKruse, Sun Jan 27 09:20:23 2008
• RE: Honduran? You be the judge...... - antr1, Sun Jan 27 09:27:15 2008
• RE: Honduran? You be the judge...... - JKruse, Sun Jan 27 10:43:47 2008
• RE: Honduran? Not likely.... - Jeff Hardwick, Sun Jan 27 11:13:12 2008
• RE: Honduran? You be the judge...... - DMong, Sun Jan 27 11:13:23 2008
• Not a Lampropeltis, but... - Sunherp, Sun Jan 27 12:42:22 2008
• RE: Honduran? You be the judge...... - terryd, Sun Jan 27 13:01:50 2008
• reel smokin peacock bass - Jeff Hardwick, Sun Jan 27 13:39:15 2008
• RE: reel smokin peacock bass - terryd, Sun Jan 27 13:44:14 2008
• cool fish - jawn, Mon Jan 28 16:16:46 2008
• RE: reel smokin peacock bass - colubridman, Tue Jan 29 12:17:26 2008
• I've been known to grab things, . . . . - JKruse, Sun Jan 27 13:43:01 2008
• Dell,................WOW!!! - DMong, Sun Jan 27 16:26:44 2008
• RE: Honduran? You be the judge...... - MikeRusso, Sun Jan 27 15:48:07 2008