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Rat snake

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rat snake

–noun
any of several New and Old World colubrid snakes, of the genus Elaphe, that feed chiefly on small mammals and birds.
Also called house snake.


Origin:
1855–60
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rat snake  
n.  Any of several nonvenomous snakes of the genus Elaphe that eat rats and other rodents. Also called chicken snake.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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