the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Lampropeltis (king-snake) (2)
any of various North and Central American snakes of the genus Lampropeltis, which are known to attack and feed upon other snakes, esp. the common…
spec. Any of several North American colubrid snakes of the genera Elaphe and Lampropeltis, esp. the milk snake, L. triangulum.