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hoop snake
noun
- any of several harmless snakes, as the mud snake and rainbow snake, fabled to take its tail in its mouth and roll along like a hoop.
hoop snake
noun
- any of various North American snakes, such as the mud snake ( Farancia abacura ), that were formerly thought to hold the tail in the mouth and roll along like a hoop
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Origin of hoop snake1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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