king snake

A form of kingsnake — Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus Lampropeltis.

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Meanings

nounking snake (plural king snakes)

plural king snakes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kingsnake.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals

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colubrid snakecolubrid
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Chicago

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