black snake
- a variation of blacksnake.
Example Sentences
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Huang sent the BBC a video from her village's WeChat group, which showed several residents looking alarmed as a large black snake slithered on their mud-covered floor.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Yves Saint Laurent’s was a black snake leather holster with a huge “YSL” logo weighing it down in gold metal.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
The illustrations feature stunning scenes of radiant sunsets, shining waterways, watchful animals, and, not least, courageous Indigenous people, young and old, taking a stand against “a black snake that will destroy the land.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2020
Most impressive of all, he was actually on James’ body, on his left thigh, inked there on a new tattoo featuring a black snake above the words, “Mamba 4 Life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2020
A little later the last bit of wire disappeared behind them like a thin black snake, and Mrs. Frisby climbed down from the asparagus bush.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
