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blacksnake

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blacksnake

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n
large harmless shiny black North American snake
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n
blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blacksnake
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n large harmless shiny black North American snake

Synonyms:
Elaphe obsoleta, black rat snake, mountain blacksnake, pilot blacksnake
Type of:
rat snake
any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia
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n blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet

Synonyms:
Coluber constrictor, black racer
Types:
Coluber constrictor flaviventris, blue racer
bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas
Type of:
racer
slender fast-moving North American snakes
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