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king snake

DEFINITIONS OF: king snake

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n any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals

Synonyms:
kingsnake
Types:
Lampropeltis getulus, common kingsnake
widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands
Lampropeltis triangulum, checkered adder, house snake, milk adder, milk snake
nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
Type of:
colubrid, colubrid snake
mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
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