This lifeform is found south of the Mason Dixon line in North America. This lifeform is found in Mexico.

Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) is found in southeastern United States and south into Mexico. The basic red color and yellow edged black bands help identify this species.

Micrurus genus (Coral snakes) is a large genus that contains many species of very poisonous species of snakes.  There are about 60 species in this genus,  and almost all of them are marked with colorful bands that encircle the body.  Yellow, white, and black bands and black and reddish ground colors are typical of this deadly genus.  Although most species are smaller, some members of this genus can be up to about four feet long.  There are several species of harmless snakes that mimic these species in various parts of their ranges.  This genus is found from the southern United States south to Bolivia and Argentina.

Genus Micrurus is found in the tropical regions of the New World. Members of this genus are usually characterized by having bands of red, black, and yellow circling the body. Although members of this genus appear docile, fatalities are very high among those bitten. It should be noted that Micrurus fulvius, the Coral Snake, is found in the southeastern United States.

Cobra and Coral Snake Group (Family Elapidae) is known for its deadly poisons. Some of the snakes in this group are small and  not dangerous unless handled, stepped on, or disturbed. However, their venom is very deadly and they should all be considered  potentially dangerous. There are almost 300 species in this family.

Lizards and Snakes (Squamata Order) share many common characteristics and consequently they are grouped in a single order. There are greater differences between some groups of lizards than there are between other groups of lizards and snakes. The same is true of snakes. Lizards and snakes share a common skull shape.

Reptiles (Class Reptilia) are an ancient group of scaled  chordates. These scales may be permanently joined, as in the  turtles, or flexible, as in the snakes. Reptiles are land-based. Their eggs are laid on land and the young are air breathing.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.