ringneck snake

or ring-necked snake

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noun

any of several small, nonvenomous North American snakes of the genus Diadophis, usually having a conspicuous yellow or orange ring around the neck.

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Also called ring snake.

Origin of ringneck snake

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby ringneck snake

Ring Nebula, ringneck, ring-necked, ring-necked duck, ring-necked pheasant, ringneck snake, ring off, Ring of Fire, Ring of the Nibelung, ring one's chimes, ring out

How to use ringneck snake in a sentence

For these Arabs, Iran is the raised (and loaded) head of the snake.
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The black mamba snake slithering towards Lakshmi is highly venomous.
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Here the snake oil quotient is a bit more evident than in the skybox seats occupied by insights made using hard science.
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Which of these foods have science to back them up, and which are nothing but snake oil?
Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The snake was particularly kissed and touched as worshippers entered.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He heard Mohammedans alluding to a Brahmin as a leader—so might a wolf and a snake make common alliance against a watch dog.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
On his loins was a lion of great fierceness, and coiled round his waist was a hissing mamba (snake).
Uncanny Tales|Various
So they bore Spotted Snake away with them in the canoe, while the Dogtown gang shrieked farewells from the old landing.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Dorothy again caught the furtive glance of the woman's evil eyes, and recoiled from it as if she had trodden upon a snake.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
A few hundreds in a few hungry pockets, and we run a snake through the legislature declaring that lake state property.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton