rat snake
rat snake · rat snakes
Any of many medium to large colubrid constrictors of a kind found through a great…Any of many medium to large colubrid constrictors of a kind found through a great portion of the Northern Hemisphere, primarily feeding on rodents and birds.
/ɹæt sneɪk/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of many medium to large colubrid constrictors of a kind found through a great portion of the Northern Hemisphere, primarily feeding on rodents and birds.
More definitions
- any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia
Forms
plural: rat snakesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedrat terrier
Derivedeastern ratsnake
See also
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