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Noun: Elaphe obsoleta
  1. Large harmless shiny black North American snake
    "The Elaphe obsoleta was spotted climbing a tree in search of bird nests";
    - black rat snake, blacksnake, pilot blacksnake, mountain blacksnake

Type of: rat snake

Part of: Elaphe, genus Elaphe

Encyclopedia: Elaphe obsoleta