king snake
any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals • Syn: kingsnake • Hypernyms: colubrid snake, colubrid • Hyponyms: common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getulus, milk snake, house snake, milk adder, checkered adder, Lampropeltis triangulum • Member Holonyms: Lampropeltis, genus Lampropeltis
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