coral snake

noun

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, as of the genus Calliophis, of Asia, having red markings.

coral snake

noun

1. 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. any of various other brightly coloured elapid snakes of Africa and SE Asia

Word History and Origins

Origin of coral snake¹

First recorded in 1750–50

Example Sentences

One particularly striking example is the dipsadine snakes, a subfamily with more than 700 species that include hognose snakes and false coral snakes.

From Popular-Science

These include coral snakes, rattlers, palm-pitvipers and lanceheads.

From Science News For Students

It has 2,800 employees and mostly churns out generic drugs and bulk pharmaceutical ingredients, from birth control injections to coral snake antivenom.

From Washington Post

And, not waiting for the squatter's answer, the monk imitated thrice the hiss of the coral snake.

From Project Gutenberg

We had no adventures by the way, except the killing of a coral snake which lay in the middle of the road.

From Project Gutenberg

That little coral snake in the pickle bottle was responsible for the death of one Reingelder.

From Project Gutenberg

I dell you a coral-snake is a peauty—all red und white like coral dot has been gestrung in bands upon der neck of a girl.

From Project Gutenberg

The coral-snake is much the same in color, and only a close observer would notice the difference.

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