chicken snake
noun
a striped rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta, of the southeastern United States, reaching a length of 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 meters).
Origin of chicken snake
1An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
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How to use chicken snake in a sentence
He kills them as easily as he does the innocent “chicken snake” or the black constrictor.
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne ReidShe went to the cage, and found a chicken-snake twined in and out of the wires.
Harper's Young People, June 14, 1881 | VariousOne time me and my sister was spinning and old Mistress went to the well-house and she found a chicken snake and killed it.
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma | Various
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