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checkered adder

DEFINITIONS OF: checkered adder

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n nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes

Synonyms:
Lampropeltis triangulum, house snake, milk adder, milk snake
Type of:
king snake, kingsnake
any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
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