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Elapidation
Elapidation E*lap`i*da"tion, n. [L. elapidatus cleared from stones; e out + lapis stone.] A clearing away of stones. [R.]

Meaning of Elapid from wikipedia

- Elapidae (/əˈlæpədiː/, commonly known as elapids /ˈɛləpədz/, from Ancient Gr****: ἔλαψ élaps, variant of ἔλλοψ éllops "sea-fish") is a family of snakes...
- in contrast to elapid venoms, which generally contain neurotoxins that disable muscle contraction and cause paralysis. Death from elapid bites usually...
- Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There...
- Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as cobras (or "true cobras"). Members of the genus Naja are the most widespread and the most widely...
- banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is an extremely venomous species of elapids endemic to Asia, from Indian Subcontinent through Southeast Asia to Southern...
- Aspidelaps is a genus of venomous elapid snakes endemic to Africa. Species in the genus Aspidelaps are commonly called shield-nosed cobras, African coral...
- the Taiwanese krait or the Chinese krait, is a highly venomous species of elapid snake found in much of central and southern China and Southeast Asia. The...
- Sea snakes, or coral reef snakes, are elapid snakes that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives. They belong to two subfamilies, Hydrophiinae...
- such as the venom yield and the health status of the victim. Polyvalent elapid antivenom is effective in neutralizing of the venoms of B. candidus and...
- Taipans are snakes of the genus Oxyur**** in the elapid family. They are large, fast-moving, highly venomous, and endemic to Australia and New Guinea....