tiger snake
noun
either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
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First recorded in 1870–75
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When we came out, my father pointed to a tiger-snake, saying, 'That is your familiar.
Anthropology|Robert MarettThere appeared also a very beautiful goddess called the Deer, and surnamed the Tiger-Snake.
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British Dictionary definitions for tiger snake
tiger snake
noun
a highly venomous brown-and-yellow elapid snake, Notechis scutatus, of Australia
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