bull snake

noun

any burrowing North American nonvenomous colubrid snake of the genus Pituophis , typically having yellow and brown markings Also calledgopher snake

He named this yere bull-snake Clarence, and got it so plumb gentle it followed him everywhere.

Almost everyone has heard of the bull snake, but its name is a poor one, for it has the wrong connotation.

However, it healed so promptly that it was quite apparent that the bull snake's bite is not toxic.

Then Packsaddle Jack told about a bull-snake family he used to know in southern Kansas.

The old man bull-snake would beller just like a bull when he was stirred up.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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