hoop snake

hoop snake

n.

Any of several snakes, such as the mud snake, said to grasp the tail in the mouth and move with a rolling, hooplike motion.

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hoop snake

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various North American snakes, such as the mud snake (Farancia abacura), that were formerly thought to hold the tail in the mouth and roll along like a hoop

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hoop snake - any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes