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MILK SNAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
Synonyms:
checkered adder; house snake; Lampropeltis triangulum; milk adder; milk snake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("milk snake" is a kind of...):
king snake; kingsnake (any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals)