green snake

noun

any slender, green snake of the genus Opheodrys, of North America, feeding chiefly on insects.

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An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

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A golden silk orb weaver in Florida caught a 1-meter-long green snake, the longest in the study.

Half the length of the green snake had disappeared from sight, and it was quite dead.

Once in a while you may find clinging in a low bush a pretty little green snake.

The harmless snakes are the brown snake, the common banded moccasin, the black mountain snake, the green snake.

A poisonous but beautiful green snake is often mentioned by travellers.

A green snake lived with us several weeks, concealing himself behind the casing of the deckhouse in the daytime.

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