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Definition of whip snake in English: whip snakenoun Any of a number of slender fast-moving snakes which often feed on lizards and catch their prey by pursuing it. a venomous Australian snake (Desmansia and other genera, family Elapidae, including the widespread D. psammophis). a harmless snake found in Eurasia, America, and Africa (Coluber and other genera, family Colubridae, including the Eurasian C. viridiflavus). Example sentencesExamples - Whilst it can reach over a metre in length, most whip snakes are smaller than this.
- While there I learned that a species of whip snake had been caught and brought in by a customer.
- The black whip snake, Demansia atra (family Elapidae), is an olive-brown snake, varying in colour from quite light to very dark (almost black).
- The only snakes I have come across in any number are whip snakes in the long grass by the roads.
- The two native Glass Lizards of Kerkyra occur often together with whip snakes all over the island.
Definition of whip snake in US English: whip snakenounˈ(h)wip ˌsnāk Any of a number of slender fast-moving snakes which often feed on lizards and catch their prey by pursuing it. a harmless snake found in Eurasia, America, and Africa (Coluber and other genera, family Colubridae, including the Eurasian C. viridiflavus) a venomous Australian snake (Desmansia and other genera, family Elapidae, including the widespread D. psammophis) Example sentencesExamples - The two native Glass Lizards of Kerkyra occur often together with whip snakes all over the island.
- The black whip snake, Demansia atra (family Elapidae), is an olive-brown snake, varying in colour from quite light to very dark (almost black).
- Whilst it can reach over a metre in length, most whip snakes are smaller than this.
- The only snakes I have come across in any number are whip snakes in the long grass by the roads.
- While there I learned that a species of whip snake had been caught and brought in by a customer.
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