Definition of Elapid. Meaning of Elapid. Synonyms of Elapid

- 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...
- Taiwanese krait or the Chinese krait, is an extremely venomous species of elapid snake found in much of central and southern China and Southeast Asia. The...
- 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...
- 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....
- Acanthophis is a genus of elapid snakes. Commonly called death adders, they are native to Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, and are among the most...
- banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is an extremely venomous species of elapids endemic to Asia, from Indian Subcontinent through Southeast Asia to Southern...
- eastern coral snake, a venomous elapid found in the eastern United States Micrurus tener, the Texas coral snake, a venomous elapid found in the southern United...
- 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...