What Does a Elapid Look Like?
Description. Terrestrial Elapids Look Similar to the Colubridae; Almost All Have Long, Slender Bodies with Smooth Scales, a Head Covered with Large Shields and...
Description. Terrestrial elapids look similar to the Colubridae; almost all have long, slender bodies with smooth scales, a head covered with large shields and not always distinct from the neck, and eyes with round pupils. In addition, their behavior is usually quite active, and most are oviparous.
Are elapid snakes poisonous?
Elapid, any of about 300 venomous species of the snake family Elapidae, characterized by short fangs fixed in the front of the upper jaw.
What does the word elapid mean?
: any of a family (Elapidae) of venomous snakes (such as the cobras and coral snakes) with hollow fangs.
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