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coral snake

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: coral snake

1
 n
any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
2
 n
any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: coral snake
1

n any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia

Synonyms:
Old World 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
2

n any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America

Synonyms:
New World coral snake, harlequin-snake
Types:
Micrurus fulvius, eastern coral snake
ranges from Central America to southeastern United States
Micruroides euryxanthus, western coral snake
ranges from Central America to southwestern United States
Type of:
elapid, elapid snake
any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
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