noun. Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae, such as the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes, having hollow, fixed fangs.

noun. A serpent of the family Elapidæ.

noun. a venomous snake of the family Elapidae, including the .

noun. Any of many species of snakes, of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes

adjective. Characteristic of these snakes

noun. any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

"The list of neurotoxins is long and varied so that only a few examples are used below to show the range of mechanisms: b-Bungarotoxin (a potent venom of elapid snakes) prevents the release of neurotransmitters"

ophidian  serpent  snake  

acanthophis antarcticus  australian blacksnake  cobra  copperhead  coral snake