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western rat snake

western rat snake noun: pantherophis obsoletus, a non-venomous colubrid found in North America.

western rat snake: pantherophis obsoletus, a non-venomous colubrid found in North America
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Noun

western rat snake (plural western rat snakes)

  1. Pantherophis obsoletus, a non-venomous colubrid found in North America.
    Synonyms:
    black rat snake, pilot black snake, Texas rat snake

Synonyms of western rat snake

  • black rat snake
  • pilot black snake
  • Texas rat snake

Forms of western rat snake

pluralwestern rat snakes

Questions about western rat snake

What does western rat snake mean?
Western rat snake means pantherophis obsoletus, a non-venomous colubrid found in North America.
What part of speech is western rat snake?
Western rat snake is a noun.
What is the plural of western rat snake?
The plural of western rat snake is western rat snakes.

Words near western rat snake in the dictionary

  1. western prickly junipers
  2. Western Province
  3. Western provinces
  4. western pygmy blue
  5. western pygmy blues
  6. western rat snake
  7. western rat snakes
  8. western red cedar
  9. western red lily
  10. western redbud
  11. western redcedar

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