Juergen Freund / Clown / Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from sand, Batangas, Philippines.

Peter Scoones / Yellow / Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) hunting together with Bluefin Jacks (Caranx melampygus) and Chinese sea kraits {Laticauda semifasciata} over coral reef, Gunung Api, Banda sea, In...

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Clark's Coral Snake (Micrurus clarki) venomous snake with warning coloration, rainforest, Costa Rica

Claus Meyer / Aquatic Coral Snake (Micrurus surinamensis) showing warning color pattern, Amazon ecosystem, Brazil

Constantinos Petrinos / Banded sea krait {Laticauda colubrina} Sulawesi Indonesia prized for skin in Philippines - leather snakeskin industry

Georgette Douwma / Sea krait {Laticauda sp} on coral reef with Sea squirts Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia {Polycarpa aurata} {Rhopalaea sp}

Piotr Naskrecki / Coral Pipe Snake (Anilius scytale), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Common False Coral Snake (Erythrolamprus aesculapii) in rainforest, Suriname

Chris Mattison / African Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) in striking pose. Springbok, South Africa.

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener) head portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener) head portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener) coiled, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Michael D. Kern / Amazon false coral snake (Oxyrhopus rhombifer rhombifer) captive, from South America

Michael D. Kern / Banded Malaysian Coral Snake (Calliophis intestinalis) captive from South East Asia

David Shale / Soft coral (Narella or Paranarella sp) with Snake brittlestar, from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia sp) with Snake brittlestar (Euryalida sp), from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Soft coral (Narella or Paranarella sp) with snake brittlestar, from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

Daniel Heuclin / Bolivian triad coral sanke (Micrurus frontifasciatus) coiled up on leaves, Bolivia, controlled conditions

Daniel Heuclin / Bolivian triad coral sanke (Micrurus frontifasciatus) on leaves, Bolivia, controlled conditions

Daniel Heuclin / Bolivian triad coral sanke (Micrurus frontifasciatus) on leaves, Bolivia, controlled conditions

Pete Oxford / Yellow-headed Calico Snake (Oxyrhopus formosus), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Yellow-headed Calico Snake (Oxyrhopus formosus), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) Florida, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) Florida, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Tony Phelps / Namib Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi) on sand. Aus, Namibia, Southern Africa, April.

Juergen Freund / Green tree python (Morelia viridis) coiled around a tree branch. Indonesia, July 2009.

Juergen Freund / Clown snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from seabed, Komodo NP, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Sea snake / krait (Laticauda sp) swimming underwater, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indo-pacific.

Juergen Freund / Banded Snake Eel (Myrichthys colubrinus) hunting over seabed, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Banded / Harlequin snake eel (Myrichthys colubrinus) out of its hole, swimming along the sea bed. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Black finned snake eel (Ophichthus melanochir) outside its hole, free swimming. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Black finned snake eel (Ophichthus melanochir) with commensal shrimp. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Stargazer / Crocodile snake eel (Brachysomophis cirrocheilos) looking out of its hole. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Black finned snake eel (Ophichthus melanochir) looking out of its hole in the sea bed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Banded / Harlequin snake eel (Myrichthys colubrinus) emerging from its hole in the sea bed. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Tiny Brittle stars / Snake stars (Ophiothela danae) on a sponge. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Hundreds of tiny Snake stars / Brittle stars (Ophiothela danae) entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Tony Phelps / Namib Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi). Aus, Namibia, January.

Tony Phelps / Namib Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi) with flattened hood in defensive display. Aus, Namibia, January.

Chien Lee / Banded Coral Snake (Calliophis intestinalis) showing both topside and underside, Kubah National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Banded Coral Snake (Calliophis intestinalis) in leaf litter, Kubah National Park, Malaysia

Tony Phelps / Western Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) coiled within itself against rocks, Khomas, Namibia

Tony Phelps / Western Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi) coiled within itself against rocks, Khomas, Namibia

Michael D. Kern / Cape coral snake / coral cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus) head raised in strike posture, captive, from southern Africa

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas coral snake (Micrurus tener) in leaf litter at base of tree, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

James Christensen / Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonus) a non-venomous coral snake mimic, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonus) a non-venomous coral snake mimic, Mindo, Ecuador

Tony Phelps / Coral snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) defensive display, Little Karoo, South Africa

James Christensen / Black-banded Coral Snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus) male, Colon, Panama

James Christensen / Black-banded Coral Snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus), Colon, Panama

James Christensen / Black-banded Coral Snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus), Colon, Panama

Juergen Freund / Olive brown seasnake {Aipysurus laevis} swimming underwater amongst fish, Indo-pacific

Nick Garbutt / Banded coral snake (Calliophis intestinal) in leaf litter. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Arizona Mountain King Snake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) a non-venomous species mimics venomous Coral Snake with similar banded pattern, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Edwin Giesbers / False coral snake (Anilius scytale), Costa Rica

Robert Valentic / Jans banded snake {Simoselaps bertholdi} a burrowing species, Point Quobba, Western Australia

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum), mimics venomous coral snakes, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum), mimics venomous coral snakes, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Clark's Coral Snake (Micrurus clarki) venomous species showing warning coloration, Costa Rica

Peter Scoones / Yellow / Goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) hunting together with Bluefin Jacks (Caranx melampygus) and Chinese sea kraits {Laticauda semifasciata} over coral reef, Gunung Api, Banda sea, In...

Peter Scoones / Bluefin Trevallies / jacks (Caranx melampygus) and Chinese sea kraits (Laticauda semifasciata) hunting together over coral reef, Indonesia photographed during making of BBC Planet Earth series 2005

Peter Scoones / Bluefin Trevallies / jacks (Caranx melampygus) and Chinese sea kraits (Laticauda semifasciata) hunting together over coral reef, Indonesia photographed during making of BBC Planet Earth series 2005

Barry Mansell / Eastern coral snake {Micrurus fulvius} Florida, USA

TIM MARTIN / Central American coral snake {Micrurus nigrocinctus} swimming, Tortuguero NP, Costa Rica

MORLEY READ / False coral snake {Anilius scytale}, Yasuni National Park, Lowland rainforest, Ecuador

Tony Phelps / African coral snake {Aspidelaps lubricus} Northern Cape, South africa

Tony Phelps / African coral snake {Aspidelaps lubricus} Northern Cape, South africa

Tony Phelps / Coral Snake {Aspidelaps lubricus} Juvenile, Little Karoo, South Africa

Todd Pusser / Eastern coral snake {Micrurus fulvius}, Florida, USA. Ocala National Forest

Tony Phelps / Coral snake, defense posture {Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus} South Africa

ZSSD / California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) portrait, non-venomous snake that mimics the venomous Coral Snake, native to western United States

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Angolan Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) defensive display, southern Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Angolan Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) defensive display, southern Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Bright-ringed Snake (Erythrolamprus bizonus) rear-fanged mimic of Coral Snake, swallowing a Cat-eyed Snake, rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonus) rear-fanged mimic of Coral Snake, swallowing Rain Frog (Eleutherodactylus sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonus) rear-fanged mimic of Coral Snake, swallowing Rain Frog (Eleutherodactylus sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Halloween Snake (Pliocercus euryzonus) rear-fanged mimic of Coral Snake, swallowing Rain Frog (Eleutherodactylus sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Allen's Coral Snake (Micrurus alleni) portrait of venomous snake with black and red warning colors, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Skink-eater Snake (Scaphiodontophis venustissimus) non-venomous mimic of the Coral Snake, rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Skink-eater Snake (Scaphiodontophis venustissimus) non-venomous mimic of the Coral Snake, rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Colubrid Snake (Rhinobothryum bovallii) a non-venomous mimic of the Coral Snake, in rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Calico Snake (Oxyrhopus petola) rear-fanged mimic of the Coral Snake, in the rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, shedding its skin, non-venomous mimic of Coral Snake, in the rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, non-venomous mimic of Coral Snake on mossy rainforest floor, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake in rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake in rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting and eating a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting and swallowing a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting and swallowing a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Redtail Coral Snake (Micrurus mipartitus) defensive display, venomous snake, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Allen's Coral Snake (Micrurus alleni) venomous snake with warning colors, La Selva Biological Research Station, Costa Rica