Noun: house snake
- Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
"The house snake's coloration mimics that of venomous coral snakes";
- milk snake, milk adder, checkered adder [US], Lampropeltis triangulum
Derived forms: house snakes
Type of: king snake, kingsnake
Encyclopedia: House snake