| 释义 |
ˈmilk-snake
[See quot. 1863.]
A handsome colubrine snake, Ophibolus eximius, common in many localities in the United States.
1842Holbrook N. Amer. Herpetol. III. 69 Coluber eximius..House Snake or Milk Snake, Vulgo. 1863Wood Nat. Hist. III. 131 The Milk Snake, or House Snake (Coluber eximius) is common in many parts of North America, and has derived its popular names from its habit of entering houses and its fondness for milk, which some persons fancy it obtains from the cows. |