house snake

noun

any African snake of the genus Boaedon, some species of which are important mouse and rat catchers in areas of human habitation.
milk snake.
rat snake.

Origin of house snake

First recorded in 1735–45

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Historical Examples of house snake

It was the rats, and from the rattling sound above I judged that the house-snake was pursuing them.
The Great White Tribe in Filipinia
Paul T. Gilbert
So when Adam came to fetch Eve, she asked him to be allowed to bring also the house-snake with her.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories
Anonymous