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coral snake

cor·al snake (plural cor·al snakes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. poisonous snake of N and S America: a poisonous and mainly nocturnal snake that is strikingly marked with red, black, and yellow or white bands. Native to: North and South America.  Genera Micrurus, Micruroides.

2. Australian poisonous snake: a poisonous snake that is red with yellow and black bands. Native to: eastern Australia. Latin name Brachyurophis australis.

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