carpet snake

American  

noun

1. a large, nonvenomous Australian python, Morelia spilotes variegata, having a variegated pattern on its back, often used to control rats and mice in barns and silos.

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carpet snake British  

noun

1. a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back

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Etymology

Origin of carpet snake

First recorded in 1860–65

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carpet snake

Born in Iran, Daliri studied sculpture in India before migrating to Australia, and has also created a giant carpet snake, which is a tourist attraction in Burdekin.

From The Guardian ● May 26, 2020

I know the swagsmen, and the sundowners too, often kill the carpet snake, and roast and eat it when they have no other sort of fresh meat.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

Yubbah, carpet snake, as a kin has almost disappeared, only a few members remaining to claim Mungahran HAWK.

From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)

It's a fool's game though in the dark, for if an old man carpet snake happens to be in your road, and you step on him, well—you'll get hurt!

From From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush by Bryde, Charles W. L.

These horrible reptiles are of all sizes, from the large carpet snake of twenty feet, to the little rock viper of scarcely half a dozen inches.

From Australian Search Party by Bates, Henry Walter