white-ringed coral snake

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• Coral snake — (Micrurus sp.) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• coral snake — 1. any of numerous venomous elapid snakes, found chiefly in the New World tropics, as Micrurus fulvius (eastern coral snake), of the southeastern U.S., often brilliantly marked with bands of red, yellow, and black. 2. any of several other snakes …   Universalium

• eastern coral snake — harlequin snake har le*quin snake n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• king snake — any of several New World constrictors of the genus Lampropeltis, that often feed on other snakes. Also, kingsnake. [1700 10, Amer.; KING + SNAKE] * * * Any of seven species of snake (genus Lampropeltis, family Colubridae) found in numerous… …   Universalium

• harlequin snake — har le*quin snake n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• milk snake — noun nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes • Syn: ↑house snake, ↑milk adder, ↑checkered adder, ↑Lampropeltis triangulum • Hypernyms: ↑king snake, ↑kingsnake …   Useful english dictionary

• Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium

• List of snakes by common name — This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. A *Adder **Berg adder **Common adder **Deaf adder **Death adder **Desert death… …   Wikipedia

• reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… …   Universalium

• Elaps fulvius — harlequin snake har le*quin snake n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Micrurus fulvius — harlequin snake har le*quin snake n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English