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Micrurus

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prop. n.1.A genus of snakes including certain of the coral snakes, such as the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius).
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Noun1.Micrurus - coral snakesMicrurus - coral snakes                        
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
Elapidae, family Elapidae - cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
eastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius - ranges from Central America to southeastern United States


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Methods: Retrospective case series of Micrurus tener exposures reported to the Texas Poison Center Network from 2000 to 2004.
sylvestris was also tested against crude venoms and purified toxins from several genera of snakes (Bothrops, Crotalus, Micrurus and Heloderma) promoting neutralization of proteases (mainly metalloproteinases) and phospholipase A(2) (Borges et al.
Until 1978, the genus was known only from two specimens of a single species (Psednos micrurus Barnard 1927) collected off Cape Point, South Africa.
 
 
 
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