carpet snake
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carpet snake
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Born in Iran, Daliri studied sculpture in India before migrating to Australia, and has also created a giant carpet snake, which is a tourist attraction in Burdekin.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2020
His shout aroused a sleeping boa—not one of the giants of its kind, but a good-sized serpent of the sort known among Australian settlers as the carpet snake.
From King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale by Greene, J. B.
He went there one day, found nine eggs, and saw five death adders and a large and placid carpet snake.
From Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 by Becke, Louis
I know the swagsmen, and the sundowners too, often kill the carpet snake, and roast and eat it when they have no other sort of fresh meat.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
Yubbah, carpet snake, as a kin has almost disappeared, only a few members remaining to claim Mungahran HAWK.
From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)
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