"Elapidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of extremely venomous snakes which include coral snakes, cobras and sea snakes. They are widely distributed, occurring in the Southern United States, South America, Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Like viperids (VIPERIDAE), they have fangs in the front part of the upper jaw which discharge venom that is neurotoxic.
| Descriptor ID |
D017815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Elapidae- Elapidae
- Elapid Snakes
- Elapid Snake
- Snake, Elapid
- Snakes, Elapid
- Elapids
- Elapid
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