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ribbon snake

–noun
either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.

Origin:
1730–40, Americanism
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ribbon snake  
n.  A nonvenomous North American snake (Thamnophis sauritus) having yellow or reddish stripes along the body.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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