blacksnake
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- noun
- /ˈblæksneɪk/
- US
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serpiente negra
- While hiking in the woods, I spotted a large blacksnake gliding through the grass.
Examples
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What we have here, little yellow sister... ... is a magnificent specimen of pure Alabama blacksnake.
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That's a, that's a desert blacksnake.
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Blacksnakes come in sometimes to shed their skins.
Fiction book (1997) -
The blacksnake is known for its speed and can often be seen slithering across the road in summer.
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Farmers appreciate the presence of the blacksnake as it helps control the population of rodents.
Synonyms
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A snake that is not poisonous and eats rats and mice
A large harmless black snake in North America that eats rats
A large shiny black snake from North America that is not venomous and eats rats and mice
A large not venomous black snake that lives in eastern North America and is often called the black rat snake
A large shiny black snake found in North American mountains that is harmless to people
A large fast snake with no venom that lives in the eastern United States
A fast black snake that is not venomous and lives in the eastern United States
A large harmless North American snake that eats birds and eggs
Compounds
- Australian
A large Australian snake that lives near water and has a black back and a red belly
A large shiny black snake found in North American mountains that is harmless to people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word blacksnake comes from the simple parts black ('dark in colour') and snake ('a long reptile'), so it literally means a 'black snake'. That's why the name is used for the large, mostly harmless black snakes in North America, like racers and rat snakes, which people often welcome because they eat mice and rats.