whip snake

noun

any of several long slender fast-moving nonvenomous snakes of the colubrid genus Coluber, such as C. hippocrepis ( horseshoe whipsnake ) of Eurasia
any of various other slender nonvenomous snakes, such as Masticophis flagellum ( coachwhip snake ) of the US

Volstruis spread out his beautiful wings and swayed from side to side, his beak open and his neck twisting like a whip-snake.

Suddenly, a slight hiss, like that of the whip snake, was audible from the top of the tree to which the young man was fastened.

The last snake we will mention is the coach-whip snake, belonging to the family of Dryadidae.

Of the venomous species, there are the golden snake, the whip-snake, and the tamagas—the bite of which is considered deadly.

The emerald whip snake (Philodryas viridissimus) is one of the most beautiful.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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