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Definition of rat snake in English: rat snakenoun A harmless constricting snake that feeds on rats and other small mammals. Several genera and species in the family Colubridae: genus Elaphe of America, in particular E. obsoleta, and genera Ptyas and Argyrogena of Asia (also called racer), in particular P. mucosus Example sentencesExamples - I recall having taken a huge rat snake home with me when I was six.
- A climbing snake, such as a rat snake, will hold itself on a stick.
- Both instances of predation by black rat snakes were correctly classified as snakes.
- Only last week a boa constrictor and rat snake were found on a golf course near Accrington.
- At the end of the demonstration, the handler comes out of the cage with a rat snake in hand.
Definition of rat snake in US English: rat snakenoun A harmless constricting snake that feeds on rats and other small mammals. Several genera and species in the family Colubridae: genus Elaphe of America, in particular E. obsoleta, and genera Ptyas and Argyrogena of Asia (also called racer), in particular P. mucosus Example sentencesExamples - At the end of the demonstration, the handler comes out of the cage with a rat snake in hand.
- I recall having taken a huge rat snake home with me when I was six.
- Both instances of predation by black rat snakes were correctly classified as snakes.
- A climbing snake, such as a rat snake, will hold itself on a stick.
- Only last week a boa constrictor and rat snake were found on a golf course near Accrington.
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