gopher snake
noun
a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
Origin of gopher snake
1An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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How to use gopher snake in a sentence
The gopher snake was three or four feet long, and lay as straight as a stick across our path.
A-Birding on a Bronco | Florence A. MerriamA long, spotted gopher snake slipped through the dead grass on the ground beneath.
The Strength of the Pines | Edison MarshallThe gopher snake coiled, then slipped away silently through the grass.
The Strength of the Pines | Edison MarshallOn our way to the tree we came on a gopher snake four feet long.
A-Birding on a Bronco | Florence A. Merriam
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