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Definition of sonoran mountain kingsnake

sonoran mountain kingsnake

Plural:sonoran mountain kingsnakes
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sonoran mountain kingsnake Lexical Profile

• noun

1

North American A vividly colored, non-venomous colubrid snake native to the mountainous regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, characterized by striking bands of red, black, and white or yellow.

Example

"While exploring the pine-oak woodlands of southern Arizona, the biologist photographed a beautiful Sonoran mountain kingsnake resting near a stream."

• Nearby Words

sonora coral snake
sonoran coral snake
sonoran gopher snake
sonoran mountain kingsnake
sonoran whipsnake
soochipara
sope

Word Origin & Etymology

Named for its native geographic range in the 'sky island' mountains of the Sonoran Desert region in the American Southwest and Mexico, combined with 'kingsnake', a common name given to snakes of the genus Lampropeltis because they frequently hunt and eat other snakes.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sonoran mountain kingsnake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sonoran mountain kingsnake
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