ringhals vs elapid snake

ringhals and elapid snake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ringhals	Yes	No	No	No
elapid snake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, elapid snake is a hypernym of ringhals; that is, elapid snake is a word with a broader meaning than ringhals:

ringhals: highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet
elapid snake: any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

Other hypernyms of ringhals include elapid.

ringhals (noun)	elapid snake (noun)
highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet	any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres