WATER SNAKE


Meaning of WATER SNAKE in English

noun

: any of numerous snakes frequenting or inhabiting freshwaters and feeding largely on aquatic animals: as

a. : any of various snakes constituting a cosmopolitan genus ( Natrix ), being common in the eastern United States and sometimes a pest in fish hatcheries and rearing pools, and reaching a length of four feet

b. : an eastern Asian or Australian snake of the family Homalopsidae with valvular nostrils and often a compressed tail

c. : wart snake

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