What is "kingsnake"

n. Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus ''Lampropeltis''.

n. any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals [syn: king snake]

Kingsnakes are colubrid snakes, members of the genus Lampropeltis, which include milk snakes and four other species. Among these, there are approximately 45 recognized subspecies.