Only one death has been reported since the antivenin became available in the 1960s (in 2006, confirmed in 2009). In captivity, the snakes will live as long as seven years. The most common cause of snakebite comes from mistaking a coral snake for a similarly-colored nonvenomous snake. They are permanently erect. They are often more active during and after heavy rains and inhabit wooded areas and rocky areas, hills and canyons. The fangs of the coral snake cannot be flatted against the roof of the mouth. The eastern coral snake, or harlequin snake (M. fulvius), is about a metre (3.3 feet) long and has wide red and black rings separated by narrow rings of yellow. The Arizona coral snake ( Micruroides euryxanthus ) is a small (40–50-cm) inhabitant of the American Southwest. No deaths from a coral snake bite have been reported since 1967 when the antivenin was developed. The coral snake then everts the lining of its cloaca, making a popping sound to startle enemies. Since then, coral snake antivenin production has been discontinued due to lack of profitability. In fact, no deaths from coral snake bites have been reported in the U.S. since an antivenin was released in 1967. The neurotoxic effects of its potent venom cause rapid paralysis and respiratory failure among its favorite cold-blooded prey, snakes and lizards. Another genus of coral snake is found in Arizona. Distribution: Southeast North Carolina, Gulf States, west central Mississippi, Florida, Florida Keys, and west to Texas. Coral snakes are also … Coral snakes often venture into residential locations.
Eastern coral snakes are relatives of the cobra, mamba, and sea snake. Habitat: Found in a variety of habitats including wooded areas, swamps, palmetto and scrub areas. Length: Average 60 centimeters, maximum 115 centimeters.
"Sonoran coral snake venom is likely the most toxic snake venom in the U.S. Texas coral snakes are secretive, slender, fossorial [burrowing] and usually encountered in the early morning or evening but also at night. The life expectancy of a coral snake in the wild is unknown.