Meaning | Any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America. |
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Synonyms | coral snake, New World coral snake |
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Narrower | eastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius | Ranges from Central America to southeastern United States |
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western coral snake, Micruroides euryxanthus | Ranges from Central America to southwestern United States |
Broader | elapid, elapid snake | Any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres |
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Spanish | coralillo |
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