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coral snake
coral snake Poisonous burrowing snake of the Americas and se Asia. It is shy and docile, but has fatal venom. Most species are brightly coloured, ringed with red, yellow, and black. It feeds on lizards, frogs, and other snakes. Family Elapidae.
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coral snake
cor·al snake • n. a brightly colored venomous snake (Micrurus and other genera) of the cobra family, typically having conspicuous bands of red, yellow, white, and black. |
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"coral snake." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coral snake." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coralsnake.html "coral snake." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coralsnake.html |
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