harlequin-snake

Definitions of harlequin-snake
  1. noun
    a venomous, legless reptile of South and Central America, having fangs and red, black, and either yellow or white stripes
    synonyms: New World coral snake, coral snake
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    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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