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Noun: green snake  green sneyk
  1. Either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in colour
    "The green snake blended perfectly with the surrounding foliage";
    - grass snake
     
  2. Any of numerous African colubrid snakes
    "The bright green coloration of the African green snake helps it hide among the leaves"

Derived forms: green snakes

Type of: colubrid, colubrid snake

Part of: Chlorophis, genus Chlorophis, genus Opheodrys, Opheodrys

Encyclopedia: Green snake