Old World coral snake

Synonyms:

coral snake

Types:

Asian coral snake

of India

African coral snake, Aspidelaps lubricus

small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange

Australian coral snake, Rhynchoelaps australis

small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red

Type of:

elapid, elapid snake

any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres