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title: "Redtail Coralsnake"
description: "Micrurus mipartitus — Gady. Micrurus mipartitus, also known commonly as the red-tailed coral snake, the many-banded coral snake, and rabo de ají in local Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/redtail-coralsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Redtail Coralsnake

> Micrurus mipartitus — Gady. Micrurus mipartitus, also known commonly as the red-tailed coral snake, the many-banded coral snake, and rabo de ají  in local Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Micrurus mipartitus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `farm` (Gospodarstwo)
- iNaturalist observations: 651
- Wikidata: [Q5079828](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5079828)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30544](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30544)

## Names

- en: Redtail Coralsnake
- de: Rotschwanz-Korallenotter
- es: Rabo de ají

## Countries with the most observations

CO (450), EC (68), VE (31), PA (18)

## Summary

Micrurus mipartitus, also known commonly as the red-tailed coral snake, the many-banded coral snake, and rabo de ají  in local Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America. The red-tailed coral snake is common in agricultural areas in Colombia. Its highly neurotoxic venom is known to cause seizures in its prey by activating nerve proteins responsible for seizures within it.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrurus_mipartitus

## Photo

![Redtail Coralsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/redtail-coralsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77332798

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/redtail-coralsnake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).