| NOUN | animal | checkered adder, milk snake, house snake, milk adder, Lampropeltis triangulum | nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot |
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| Meaning | nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes. | |
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| Synonyms | milk snake, house snake, milk adder, Lampropeltis triangulum | |
| Broader | king snake, kingsnake | Any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors |