1. a snake belonging to the largest family of snakes, typically non-venomous and including common species like garter snakes and rat snakes
Usage: zoological

1. relating to or characteristic of colubrids
Usage: zoological

Examples

• The garter snake is a common colubrid found throughout North America.
• Most colubrids are harmless to humans and help control rodent populations.
• The herpetologist identified the specimen as a colubrid based on its scale patterns.
• Colubrid snakes make up about two-thirds of all snake species worldwide.
• The museum’s reptile exhibit featured several colubrid species from different continents.
• This colubrid adaptation allows the snake to swallow prey much larger than its head.