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

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.