Ex situ management of a Coral Snake (Serpentes: Elapidae): the interesting case of Micrurus ruatanus

Danilo Chacón; Aarón Gómez; Greivin Corrales

doi:10.18475/cjos.v50i1.a11

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Danilo Chacón,¹ Aarón Gómez,¹ Greivin Corrales^1,*

¹Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Sección Serpentario, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Ric

^*Corresponding author: greivin.corraleschaves@ucr.ac.cr

Abstract

The Roatan Coral Snake (Micrurus ruatanus) is the only coral snake known to be endemic to an island. The ex situ management of a Roatan Coral Snake individual maintained at the Serpentarium of the Instituto Clodomiro Picado (ICP) is presented. This individual was fed with a diet based on colubrid snakes of the genus Geophis, presenting a curve of variation in body weight during 15 years in captivity.

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Danilo Chacón, Aarón Gómez, and Greivin Corrales "Ex situ management of a Coral Snake (Serpentes: Elapidae): the interesting case of Micrurus ruatanus," Caribbean Journal of Science 50(1), 86-90, (19 February 2020). https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v50i1.a11

Published: 19 February 2020

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