■ noun
1》 a predatory reptile with a long slender limbless supple body, many kinds of which have a venomous bite. [Suborder Ophidia: many species.]
2》 (also ~ in the grass ) a treacherous or deceitful person.
3》 (in full plumber's ~ ) a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping.
■ verb move or extend with the twisting motion of a ~.
Origin
OE snaca , of Gmc origin.