NOUN | animal | kingsnake, king snake | any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors |
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Meaning | Any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals. | |
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Synonym | king snake | |
Member of | Lampropeltis, genus Lampropeltis | king snakes and milk snakes |
Narrower | common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getulus | widespread in United States except northern regions |
milk snake, house snake, milk adder, checkered adder, Lampropeltis triangulum | nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot | |
Broader | colubrid snake, colubrid | Mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial / terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes |
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