Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul

Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul, or the babaspul (Creole for "barber's pole"), is a subspecies of "Micrurus nigrocinctus", commonly known as the Central American coral snake. "M. n. babaspul" is a venomous elapid from Big Corn Island ("Isla Grande del Maíz"), Nicaragua. According to O'Shea (2008) this is an endangered subspecies, and the subspecies may even be extinct.
Description.
"M. n. babaspul" is a tricoloured monadal coral snake. Its color pattern consists of rings in the order red/yellow/black/yellow/red. Being a monadal coral snake, it only has one black ring between each pair of red rings. It has a round small head with a long slender body. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of .
Geographic Range.
The "babaspul" is endemic to Big Corn Island, Nicaragua.
Habitat.
"M. n. babaspul" inhabits tropical moist forests.
Diet.
The "babaspul" will actively hunt small lizards and small snakes, and if available will take some rodents small enough for it to consume.
Reproduction.
There is not much known about the reproduction of the "babaspul", but it is believed to be an oviparous species.