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
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
The voracious waters, in his reporting, look nothing like the “Great Wave” of a Hokusai painting; they’re more akin to a black snake, a pulsing, writhing creature that seems intent on reducing villages to lakes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2017
The red ribbon did make his hair look quite colorful, a little like the red lining around the scales of a black snake.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
