A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Carboniferous
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Producing or containing carbon or coal. Carboniferous age(Geol.), the age immediately following the Devonian, or Age offishes, and characterized by the vegatation which formed the coalbeds. This age embraces three periods, the Subcarboniferous, theCarboniferous, and Permian. See Age of acrogens, under Acrogen.-- Carboniferous formation (Geol.), the series of rocks (includingsandstones, shales, limestones, and conglomerates, with beds of coal)which make up the strata of the Carboniferous age or period. See theDiagram under Geology.
Carboniferous meaning & definition 1 of Carboniferous.
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