Double-banded false coral snake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Double-banded false coral snake |
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Erythrolamprus
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bizona
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Erythrolamprus bizona, commonly known as the double-banded false coral snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to northern South America and Central America.
Geographic range
It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and on the island of Trinidad (in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago).
Mimicry
Similar in pattern to a coral snake, this species probably gains protection through mimicry.
Diet
It probably feeds mainly on other snakes.
Habitat
It is often found in the leaf litter or burrowed in the soil in rain forests.
Symbiotic relationship
It burrows primarily near the Pouteria caimito, commonly known as the abiu, a tropical fruit tree, the nutrients of which supply the snake's clutch of eggs. In turn the tree is fertilized by the snake's urine and embryotic fluid.
See also
In Spanish: Erythrolamprus bizona para niños
