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.
Widmanstatten figures
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Certain figures appearing on etched meteoric
iron; -- so called after A. B. Widmanstatten, of Vienna, who first
described them in 1808. See the Note and Illust. under Meteorite.
Widmanstatten figures meaning & definition 1 of Widmanstatten figures.
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