smooth snake

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

If your stool looks like something in the range of a smooth snake or a sausage with a cracked surface, that is considered healthy, May said.

From Seattle Times

Studland Heath is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and home to all six species of native British reptiles, including the nationally endangered sand lizard and smooth snake, and the rare Dartford Warbler.

From BBC

Studland Heath is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and home to all six species of native British reptiles including the rare and nationally endangered sand lizard and smooth snake and the rare Dartford Warbler.

From BBC

The UK has three native snake species - the adder, the grass snake and the smooth snake.

From BBC

The forest is home to all six species of British reptile: the common lizard, sand lizard, slow worm, grass snake, adder and smooth snake.

From BBC