king snake

/kɪŋ sneɪk/

Other forms: king snakes

Definitions of king snake

1. noun

   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