ring-necked_snake (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *ring-necked snake*:
NOUN	animal	ring-necked snake, ringneck snake, ring snake	any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck

English > *ring-necked snake*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck.
Synonyms	ringneck snake, ring snake
Member of	Diadophis, genus Diadophis	A genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes
Broader	colubrid snake, colubrid	Mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial / terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes

HyperDic: ring-necked_snake