Coluber \Col"u*ber\, n. [L., a serpent.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of harmless serpents.
Note: Linn[ae]us placed in this genus all serpents, whether
venomous or not, whose scales beneath the tail are
arranged in pairs; but by modern writers it is greatly
restricted.
Coluber
n : racers [syn: {genus Coluber}]