ringneck snake

Definitions of ringneck snake
  1. noun
    any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
    synonyms: ring snake, ring-necked snake
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    type of:
    colubrid, colubrid snake
    mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
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