Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul

Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul, or the Babaspul, is a subspecies of Micrurus nigrocinctus, more commonly known as the Central American Coral Snake. It is an elapid from Great Corn Island, Nicaragua. This is an endangered species that little is known about, and the species may even be extinct.

Description

This snake is a tricoloured monadal coral snake, so the patterning would be red/yellow/black/yellow/red. They grow to around one and a half feet to 2 feet long. Being a monadal coral snake they only have one singular black band in between each pair of red band. This pattern form is how you can usually tell apart a coral snake from a milk snake, aside from the few species of coral snakes that take on the red black patterning. They have a round small head with a long slender body.

Geographic Range

The Babaspul is endemic to the Great Corn Island, Nicaragua, on which it inhabits tropical moist forests.

Diet

This snake will actively hunt small lizards and small snakes and probably if it was available would take some rodents small enough for it to consume.

Reproduction

There is not much known about the Babaspul's reproduction but it is believed that they are an oviparous species.

References

• O'Shea, Mark (2008). Venomous Snakes of the World. New Holland Publishers Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 978-1847730862. 
• "ITIS Standard Report Page: Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 March 2012.