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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of common kingsnake (“Lampropeltis getula, a harmless colubrid kingsnake endemic to much of warm temperate northern Mexico and the United States”); especially Lampropeltis getula getula which is native to the southeastern and mid-Atlantic states. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.