elapid

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Characteristic of these snakes

Any of many species of snakes, of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes

any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

Any of about 200 species of venomous snakes (family Elapidae) that have short fangs fixed in the front of the upper jaw. Elapids are found in the New World, Africa, southern Asia, Pacific Islands, and Australia. Slender and agile, most are small and harmless to humans, but they include the largest and most lethal of snakes. Their venom is primarily neurotoxic but often contains substances that damage body tissues or blood cells. The relatively painless bite may cause a swift death from paralysis of the heart and lungs. See also black snake, cobra, coral snake, mamba

{i} any of a number of poisonous snakes of the Elapidae family

الواصلة

el·a·pid