ring snake
or ringed snake
Origin of ring snake
1An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Words Nearby ring snake
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How to use ring snake in a sentence
Next to General Grant's portrait came "a ring snake from Kentucky."
Glimpses of Three Coasts | Helen Hunt JacksonThe ring snake is not a constrictor, yet he thus tied himself round the tree by the coils of his tail.
A Book of Natural History | VariousA ring-snake had been caught in the usual way, and the usual struggle ensued between captor and captive.
A Book of Natural History | VariousExcept the immamba, the ring-snake that puffs out its head, this one is the most deadly in our country.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales | Henry Rider Haggard
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