coral snake

English - Turkish

Definition of coral snake in English Turkish dictionary

mercan yılanı

mercanyılanı

Related Terms

african coral snake

afrika mercan yılanı

asian coral snake

asya mercan yılanı

australian coral snake

avustralya mercan yılanı

English - English

Definition of coral snake in English English dictionary

Any of various venomous snakes of the genera Micrurus and Micruroides, native to tropical South America and Southern USA and having bright bands of red, yellow and black

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Micrurus, native to tropical America and the southern United States, characteristically having brilliant red, yellow, and black banded markings. Any of about 90 species of strongly patterned burrowing elapids. "True" forms are limited to the New World, chiefly the tropics, but similar species live in Asia and Africa. Secretive and docile, coral snakes rarely bite when handled, but the venom of some can kill a person. Most prey on other snakes. More than 50 species in the largest genus, Micrurus, range from the southern U.S. to Argentina. They are ringed with red, black, and yellow or white. The eastern coral snake, or harlequin snake (Micrurus fulvius), ranges from North Carolina and Missouri in the U.S. to northeastern Mexico and is about 30 in. (76 cm) long, with wide bands of red and black separated by yellow. The rhyme "Red on yellow, dangerous fellow" distinguishes it from similarly coloured but harmless species

any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia

any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia

Related Terms

coral snakes

plural form of coral snake

african coral snake

small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange

asian coral snake

of India

australian coral snake

small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red

coral snakes

micruroides

coral snakes

micrurus

eastern coral snake

ranges from Central America to southeastern United States

western coral snake

ranges from Central America to southwestern United States

Hyphenation

cor·al snake

Turkish pronunciation

kôrıl sneyk

Pronunciation

/ˈkôrəl ˈsnāk/ /ˈkɔːrəl ˈsneɪk/