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coral snake
coral snaken. Any of various venomous elapid snakes chiefly of the genus Micrurus of tropical America and the southern United States, characteristically having bright red, yellow, and black bands.coral snake n 1. (Animals) any venomous elapid snake of the genus Micrurus and related genera, of tropical and subtropical America, marked with red, black, yellow, and white transverse bands 2. (Animals) any of various other brightly coloured elapid snakes of Africa and SE Asia cor′al snake`
n. any of several venomous elapid snakes often marked with bands of red, yellow, and black, as Micrurus fulvius, of the SE U.S. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  coral snake - any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and AustraliaOld World coral snakeelapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheresAsian coral snake - of IndiaAfrican coral snake, Aspidelaps lubricus - small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orangeAustralian coral snake, Rhynchoelaps australis - small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red | | 2. | coral snake - 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 Americaharlequin-snake, New World coral snakeelapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemisphereseastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius - ranges from Central America to southeastern United StatesMicruroides euryxanthus, western coral snake - ranges from Central America to southwestern United States |
Translationscoral snake
coral snake, name for poisonous New World snakes of the same family as the Old World cobrascobra,
name for African and Asian snakes of the family Elapidae that are equipped with inflatable neck hoods. The family also includes the African mambas, the Asian kraits, the New World coral snakes and a large number of Australian snakes.
..... Click the link for more information. . About 30 species inhabit Mexico, Central America, and N South America; two are found in the United States. The Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius), or harlequin snake, is found in the SE United States and N Mexico. It is a burrowing snake with a small, blunt head and a cylindrical body, averaging 2 1-2 ft (75 cm) in length. The body is ringed with bands of black, red, and yellow; the tail has yellow and black rings only. The Sonoran, or Western, coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) is a rather rare species found in the SW United States and NW Mexico. It is about 18 in. (45 cm) long and has much broader bands of yellow than those of the Eastern species. Coral snakes can be distinguished from a number of similarly colored harmless snakes by the fact that they are the only ones with red bands touching yellow ones. The venom of coral snakes, like that of cobras, acts on the nervous system and causes paralysis; the mortality rate among humans who are bitten is high. However, coral snakes are infrequently encountered because of their burrowing habits, and they seldom bite unless handled. They feed on other snakes and on lizards. Coral snakes are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Elapidae.coral snakeits bite is deadly. [Zoology: NCE, 654]See: Deadlinesscoral snake
snake [snāk] any of many limbless reptiles; numerous species have venomous bites. See also snakebite.coral snake any of various venomous vipers" >pit vipers of the genera Micrurus and Micruroides; called also harlequin snake.harlequin snake coral snake.coral snaken. Any of various venomous elapid snakes chiefly of the genus Micrurus of tropical America and the southern United States, characteristically having bright red, yellow, and black bands.FinancialSeeSnakecoral snake
Synonyms for coral snakenoun any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and AustraliaSynonymsRelated Words- elapid
- elapid snake
- Asian coral snake
- African coral snake
- Aspidelaps lubricus
- Australian coral snake
- Rhynchoelaps australis
noun any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or whiteSynonyms- harlequin-snake
- New World coral snake
Related Words- elapid
- elapid snake
- eastern coral snake
- Micrurus fulvius
- Micruroides euryxanthus
- western coral snake
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