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If only I could get them on mice. They are such calm and graceful serpents. And those colors...
I have found 4 this year, always the same conditions: around dusk and after a rain. This last female was found on a dirt road with a spotted whiptail lizard 2/3 down her throat. She has never acted agressive towards me in the slightest (corals around here have mellow dispositions I guess). But I always wear gloves just in case, but to date I have never had a M.f. fulvious attempt to bite me. Wish I could say the same for my kingsnakes!

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Where in my home state are you finding those Gems????

Medina County (w of SA). They would be the best native captive hot if they would just eat mice! Also I have found that they only eat a select group of ground-dwelling lizards and snakes. Blind snakes, ground snakes, skinks and whiptails. None of mine would eat anoles, spiny lizards, geckos, garter snakes, green snakes or water snakes. Picky, picky, picky...

Yeah, Micrurus have been favorites of mine for a long time. Over the last thirty years, I have kept several f. fulvius from south Florida, including some that were well over three feet in length.
Their diet is a bit difficult to accommodate at times, but worth the effort. If you are ever able to catch more prey items than your snakes can handle, try freezing them & offering them later. I have had success feeding thawed out skinks.
I have known them to eat small rat snakes, racers & garters, though they do prefer the small ground dwelling snakes & certain varieties of lizards.

~~Greg~~

Have you tried scenting pinks with ground snakes or one of the other natural food items? Lucky you getting to live in an area that has many snake species. Up here in south dakota we only have around 11.

Coral Snakes fascinate me. I am really into kingsnake husbandry. Do you or know someone that can answer the question of how coral snakes evolved venom? Corals are so different and quite unique in North America and I wondered how they evolved or are related to kings and corns. What family or species of snakes are coral snakes related too?
Thank you in advance for any responses.
Happy Herping,
Uncloudy

Coral snakes are more related to cobras (elapids). I find them here in Texas as well.

Arik

Yes corals are elapids, but to me they look and act more like sea snakes than cobras. DNA might prove me wrong...

Coral Snakes are Elapids...............thank you very much.
It's amazing to me that an Elapid species found it's way to this continent.
Happy Herping,
Uncloudy