common kingsnake

English

Etymology

A common kingsnake or eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula).

From common +‎ kingsnake.

Noun

common kingsnake (countable and uncountable, plural common kingsnakes)

1. Lampropeltis getula, a harmless colubrid kingsnake endemic to much of warm temperate northern Mexico and the United States.

Synonyms

• bastard horn snake, black kingsnake, black moccasin, Carolina kingsnake, chain kingsnake, chain snake, common chain snake, cow sucker, eastern kingsnake, horse racer, kingsnake, master snake, North American kingsnake, oakleaf rattler, pied piper, pied snake, pine snake, racer, rattlesnake pilot, thunder-and-lightning snake, thunderbolt, thunder snake, wamper, wampum (obsolete), wampum snake (obsolete)

Translations

Lampropeltis getula

• Russian: обыкнове́нная короле́вская змея́ f (obyknovénnaja korolévskaja zmejá)

Further reading

• Lampropeltis getula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lampropeltis getula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lampropeltis getula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies