king snake
Rattler-eating serpent
A king snake is a nonvenomous North American snake that kills by constriction.
The name comes from its habit of eating other snakes, including venomous species like rattlesnakes—it preys on fellow serpents like a king over subjects.
King snakes are often kept as pets and display distinctive banded patterns.
Also spelled kingsnake.
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- sheddingLosing outer covering
terrarium · herpetology · serpent · oviparous · diurnal · burrow · hide · substrate
Causing no injury
- safeFree from peril
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- pet-friendlyAccepting of domestic animals
- gentleSoft and kind
handleable · tame · nonaggressive · nontoxic · benign · innocuous · calm · manageable
Wound circular arrangement
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- suffocateKill by blocking air
- preyAnimal being hunted
- wrapEnclose by winding around
crush · grip · muscle · tighten · encircle · overpower · subdue · immobilize
Managing unwanted small mammals
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- huntPursuit of quarry
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- preyAnimal being hunted
bird eggs · ambush · forage · immune · rattlesnake · opportunistic · pest control · feeder
Adding decorative strips
- false signalIntentionally misleading communication
- copycatOne who mimics another
- impersonationPretending to be another
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
pattern · mimic · lookalike · survival strategy · defensive · resemblance · tricolor · ringed
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
shedding · terrarium · herpetology · serpent · oviparous · diurnal · burrow · hide · substrate · heat lamp
harmless
Causing no injury
- safeFree from peril
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- pet-friendlyAccepting of domestic animals
gentle · handleable · tame · nonaggressive · nontoxic · benign · innocuous · calm · manageable
coil
Wound circular arrangement
wrap · crush · grip · muscle · tighten · encircle · overpower · subdue · immobilize · constriction
rodent control
Managing unwanted small mammals
bird eggs · prey · ambush · forage · immune · rattlesnake · opportunistic · pest control · feeder
banding
Adding decorative strips
- false signalIntentionally misleading communication
- copycatOne who mimics another
- impersonationPretending to be another
deception · pattern · mimic · lookalike · survival strategy · defensive · resemblance · tricolor · ringed
- reptileslizard, turtle, crocodile, alligator, python
- exotic petssugar glider, fennec fox, hedgehog, capybara, serval
- limbless animalscobra, python, viper, boa, mamba
- reptile housesnakes, turtles, turtle, lizards, lizard
- snakescobra, anaconda, boa, viper, python
- reptile keepingterrarium, terrariums, vivarium, vivariums, enclosure
king snakecoral snake
Venomous striped serpent
venomous snake · rattlesnake · copperhead · cottonmouth · cobra