coral snake
nounDefinition of coral snake
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: any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genus Micrurus) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (M. fulvius and M. euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
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: any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
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Others boast dozens of vertical stripes, like a coral snake. — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, "Caecilians," 27 June 2019 The state is home to eastern coral snakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and several different species of rattlesnakes. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "'Famous' North Carolina 'Zombie' Snake Species Likes to Play Dead Before Striking Repeatedly," 11 June 2019 The team also collected the bodies of two snakes that succumbed to centipedes, including a venomous coral snake. — National Geographic, "First-ever video shows a tarantula eating an opossum," 28 Feb. 2019 Those are really gnarly snakes, but there are other dangerous snakes in Costa Rica, too, including coral snakes. — Jerry Beilinson, Popular Mechanics, "Confessions of a Reality-Show Survival Guide," 9 Oct. 2013 The coral snake lives in parts of the southeastern United States, according to National Geographic. — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, "Alabama Father Paralyzed After Venomous Coral Snake Bite: He 'Thought It Was Just a Kingsnake'," 16 May 2018 In Florida, the natural world is teeming with terrors: coral snakes, alligators, sinkholes, extreme and ferocious weather. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Florida, Full of Dread," 14 June 2018 The eastern coral snake, found along the coastal areas, does not. — Shelia Poole, ajc, "7 most common myths about snakes," 5 June 2018 But shortly after, the dangerous coral snake bit Phillips. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "Alabama man paralyzed, 'fighting for his life' after coral snake bite, family says," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coral snake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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coral snake
nounKids Definition of coral snake
: a small poisonous tropical American snake brightly ringed with red, black, and yellow or white
coral snake
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Medical Definition of coral snake
: any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes of the genus Micrurus that are brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white and include two (M. fulvius and M. euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern United States
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