MILK SNAKE


Meaning of MILK SNAKE in English

any of numerous, usually brightly marked king snakes of the subspecies Lampropeltis triangulum ( doliata ), of North America. Also called house snake, milk adder .

[ 1790-1800, Amer.; so called because they were said to suck milk from cows ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .