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ˈcoral-snake
[f. coral 7 b.]
A name given locally to many different snakes marked with red zones; esp. the species of the genus Elaps found in the southern U.S. and Central America.
1760–72tr. Juan & Ulloa's Voy. I. 60 The most poisonous are the corales, or coral snakes. 1863Bates Nat. Amazon v. (1864) 117 The Coral-snake..is a most beautiful object..banded with black and vermilion. 1874T. Belt Nat. Nicaragua 320 The beautifully banded coral snake (Elaps), whose bite is deadly. 1931R. L. Ditmars Snakes of World xiii. 165 Several genera of small species [sc. of elapine snakes]..are commonly known as Garter snakes or Coral snakes. They are small and slim with glossy scales and rather similar to the New World coral snakes, in looks and habits. 1954J. A. Pringle Common Snakes 25 (heading) Coral Snake..Aspedilaps scutatus (Laurenti)... The Coral Snake has between twenty-seven and forty-seven black and red bands which encircle the body... It occurs in the Karoo areas of the western Cape, and South-West Africa. |