Noun: gopher snake gow-fu(r) sneyk
- Bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows
"The gopher snake helps control rodent populations on farmland";
- Pituophis melanoleucus
- Large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico
"The gopher snake is protected due to its declining population";
- indigo snake, Drymarchon corais
Derived forms: gopher snakes
Type of: bull snake, bull-snake, colubrid, colubrid snake
Encyclopedia: Gopher snake