Coral snake — (Micrurus sp.) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
coral snake — kȯr əl , kär n any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes of the genus Micrurus that are brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white and include two (M. fulvius and M. euryxanthus) ranging northward into the… … Medical dictionary
Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Coral Sea — For other uses, see Coral Sea (disambiguation). Coral Sea Basin countries Australia, New Caledonia (France), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands … 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
snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an … Universalium
coral snake — /ˈkɒrəl sneɪk/ (say koruhl snayk) noun 1. a small, venomous but unaggressive snake, Brachyurophis australis, of eastern Australia, red with distinctive black and yellow banding. 2. any of the brilliantly coloured venomous snakes of the genus… …
coral snake — noun Date: circa 1772 1. any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genus Micrurus) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (M. fulvius and M. euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern… … New Collegiate Dictionary
coral snake — noun Any of various venomous snakes of the genera Micrurus and Micruroides, native to tropical South America and Southern USA and having bright bands of red, yellow and black … Wiktionary
Elegant Coral Snake — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] … Wikipedia
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