Safety note: Highly venomous — do not approach
The Western Coral Snake is a small, secretive burrowing snake of the Sonoran Desert. Like its eastern relative, it has a potent neurotoxic venom and striking red-yellow-black banding.
Habitat
Sonoran Desert scrub, rocky slopes, and mountain foothills in Arizona
Diet
Small snakes and lizards
How common
Uncommon
Best time to see a Western Coral Snake
The best time to see a Western Coral Snake is July–September, when about 67% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 589 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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