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king snake
or kingsnake
noun
- any of several New World constrictors of the genus Lampropeltis, that often feed on other snakes.
king snake
noun
- any nonvenomous North American colubrid snake of the genus Lampropeltis, feeding on other snakes, small mammals, etc
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Example Sentences
Well, he's harmless, I think—a king-snake, if I am not mistaken.
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One day several people were able to observe a king snake swallow a slightly smaller rattler.
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The king snake (Lampropeltis getulus) is notorious for ophiphagy, and doubtless preys upon the racer at times.
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Loomis recorded in his field notes that a juvenal blotched king snake (L. calligaster) 310 mm.
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The king-snake should be protected in regions infested by "rattlers."
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