corn snake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of corn snake
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
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The three snuggled at night in the same bed with extra sleeping bags and worried about their three pets: their dog Lucky, their cat Sullie and their corn snake Storm.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
Teresa Morris has owned Ziggy, a corn snake, for four years.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2022
Once concerned customers pointed out the orange-and-white corn snake, which had made its way to the window ledge, bus operator Mick McArthur went to retrieve it.
From Fox News • Apr. 28, 2019
During my visit, the handler trotted out a cockroach, a corn snake named Reggie and a frog called Lemon, who is not allowed to fraternize with his brother, Lime.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2019
When she first got Jake, an albino corn snake, he was no longer than a pencil, but I still refused to come over to her house.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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