ring snake

or ringed snake

noun

1. grass snake ( def 1 ).
2. ringneck snake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ring snake¹

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Example Sentences

Next to General Grant's portrait came "a ring snake from Kentucky."

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The ring snake is not a constrictor, yet he thus tied himself round the tree by the coils of his tail.

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A ring-snake had been caught in the usual way, and the usual struggle ensued between captor and captive.

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Except the immamba, the ring-snake that puffs out its head, this one is the most deadly in our country.

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