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house snake

American  

noun

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

  2. milk snake.

  3. rat snake.

Etymology

Origin of house snake

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

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“Look out, Jane, it might be a house snake, though I didn’t know we ever had them here.”

From Chicken Little Jane by Ritchie, Lily Munsell

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