masticophis

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of innocuous serpents, of the family Colubridæ, established by Baird and Girard in 1853; the whip-snakes. The type is the coachwhip-snake, M. flagelliformis, a very slender species with smooth scales, found in the southern United States; and others are described.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. whip snakes