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Elapidae

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n.1.a natural family of snakes including the cobras, kraits, mambas, the New World coral snakes, and Australian taipan and tiger snakes.
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Noun1.Elapidae - cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
family Elapidae
reptile family - a family of reptiles
Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes - snakes
elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
genus Micrurus, Micrurus - coral snakes
genus Micruroides, Micruroides - coral snakes
Calliophis, Callophis, genus Calliophis, genus Callophis - Asian coral snakes
Aspidelaps, genus Aspidelaps - African coral snakes
genus Rhynchoelaps, Rhynchoelaps - Australian coral snakes
Denisonia, genus Denisonia - copperheads
genus Naja, Naja - cobras
genus Ophiophagus, Ophiophagus - king cobra
genus Hemachatus, Hemachatus - ringhals
Dendraspis, Dendroaspis, genus Dendraspis, genus Dendroaspis - mambas
Acanthophis, genus Acanthophis - Australian elapid snakes
genus Notechis, Notechis - tiger snakes
genus Pseudechis, Pseudechis - venomous Australian blacksnakes
Bungarus, genus Bungarus - kraits
genus Oxyuranus, Oxyuranus - taipans


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The highly accessible text describes the behavior and care in captivity of venomous snakes from the Elapidae family (cobras, kraits, coral snakes); Viperidae family (adders, vipers); and Crotalidae family (pitvipers).
Venomous Snakes by The Bookwatch
Family: Elapidae The elapid family: poisonous snakes with round pupils, fast-acting neurotoxic venom and a pair of short, fixed fangs in the front of the upper jaw.
Classifying species. (Chart Reading Skills) by Science World
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