elaps fulvius

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elaps fulvius - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  harlequin snake \har"le*quin snake`\ n.
     any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded
     in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the
     eastern coral snake, a small poisonous snake (Micrurus fulvius
      or Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black,
     found in the Southeastern United States. They are widely
     distributed in Southern and Central America;
  
     Syn: coral snake, New World coral snake.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Beadsnake \Bead"snake`\, n. (Zool.)
     A small poisonous snake of North America (Elaps fulvius),
     banded with yellow, red, and black.
     [1913 Webster] Beadswoman