| 1. | Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow. |
| 2. | any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake. |
| any of several small, nonvenomous North American snakes of the genus Diadophis, usually having a conspicuous yellow or orange ring around the neck. |