smooth snake

noun

any of several slender nonvenomous colubrid snakes of the European genus Coronella, esp C. austriaca, having very smooth scales and a reddish-brown coloration

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How to use smooth snake in a sentence

The smooth snake is found throughout the greater part of Europe.
Animal Life of the British Isles | Edward Step
Its southern habitats agree almost exactly with those of the smooth snake, for which it provides a favourite food.
Animal Life of the British Isles | Edward Step

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