whip snake

1. Any of several slender nonvenomous New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, having a long tail that resembles a whip.

2. Any of several similar or related snakes.

whip snake

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several long slender fast-moving nonvenomous snakes of the colubrid genus Coluber, such as C. hippocrepis (horseshoe whipsnake) of Eurasia

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other slender nonvenomous snakes, such as Masticophis flagellum (coachwhip snake) of the US

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Noun

whip snake - any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails

whip-snake, whipsnake

colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes

genus Masticophis, Masticophis - whip snakes

coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum, coachwhip - a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip

California whipsnake, Masticophis lateralis, striped racer - a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides

Masticophis bilineatus, Sonoran whipsnake - both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest

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anaconda
California whipsnake
coachwhip
Coachwhip snake
colubrid
colubrid snake
Colubridae
emerald whip snake
family Colubridae
genus Masticophis
Masticophis
Masticophis bilineatus
Masticophis flagellum
Masticophis lateralis
reptile
Sonoran whipsnake
striped racer
whip-snake
whipsnake

is derived from the word "henakandeya" which in the Sinhalese language means a whip snake or a shape with enormous body.

Anacondas Life Cycle and Historical Facts by Joaquin Reveron / Pets and Animals community

THIS western whip snake lived up to its name when it threw a coil around a defenceless bird.

Life is so cheep by The Mirror (London, England)

The most common species spotted is the Large Whip Snake which feeds on other snakes, small lizards, mammals, and birds and is non-venomous.

Snake sightings on the rise as summer heat bites by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)