Micrurus tschudii, the desert coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae.

[2] The snakes are found in Ecuador and Peru.

[2] The species is named in honour of Johann Jakob von Tschudi.

[4] M. t. tschudii are fairly small, with adults usually growing between 45 and 55 centimetres in length.

They are known to prey on lizards and colubrid snakes.