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rat snake
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noun
any of several New and Old World colubrid snakes, of the genus Elaphe, that feed chiefly on small mammals and birds.
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Also called house snake.
Origin of rat snake
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby rat snake
rat race, rat-running, rats, ratsbane, Ratskeller, rat snake, rat's nest, rattail, rat-tail cactus, rattail comb, rat-tailed maggot
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British Dictionary definitions for rat snake
rat snake
noun
any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating colubrid snakes, such as Elaphe obsoleta of North America and Ptyas mucosus of Asia
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