herald, noun
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- See quotation 1988.
In full herald snake: the common back-fanged garden snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia of the Colubridae, olive to olive-brown in colour (usually with red or yellow lips), and having a poisonous but not fatal bite; red-lipped herald, see red-lipped; also called night-adder (sense 2).
1910 F.W. Fitzsimons Snakes of S. Afr. 57The Red-lipped or Herald Snake..is one of the best-known and most widespread snakes in Africa.
1988 B. Branch Field Guide to Snakes & other Reptiles of Sn Afr. 85Herald or Red-lipped Snake,..The presence of this snake in South Africa was first noted in the Eastern Province Herald newspaper, hence its common name.
In full herald snake:the common back-fanged garden snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia of the Colubridae, olive to olive-brown in colour (usually with red or yellow lips), and having a poisonous but not fatal bite; red-lipped herald, see red-lipped; also called night-adder (sense 2).
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