WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
house′ snake′,
- Reptilesany African snake of the genus Boaedon, some species of which are important mouse and rat catchers in areas of human habitation.
- ReptilesSee milk snake.
- ReptilesSee rat snake.
- 1735–45
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