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.
Laramie group
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An extensive series of strata, principally developed in theRocky Mountain region, as in the Laramie Mountains, and formerlysupposed to be of the Tertiary age, but now generally regarded asCretaceous, or of intermediate and transitional character. Itcontains beds of lignite, often valuable for coal, and is hence alsocalled the lignitic group. See Chart of Geology.
Laramie group meaning & definition 1 of Laramie group.
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