rainbow snake


noun
  1. a burrowing snake, Farancia erytrogramma, of the southeastern U.S., having red and black stripes along the body, a red and yellow underside, and a sharp-tipped tail used in maneuvering prey.

Origin of rainbow snake

1
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

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How to use rainbow snake in a sentence

  • What's the color of the rainbow-snake and of the cotton-mouth moccasin?

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