Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A colubriform serpent of the family Psammophidæ (or sub-family Psammophinæ of the family Colubridæ); a sand-snake.

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Examples

  • "Make it soon, desert-snake, or I'll crush your spine between my hands."

    The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

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