copper snake

noun

: any of certain somewhat copper-colored snakes: such as

a

: a coppery brown Australian venomous snake (Pseudechis cupreus) related to the Australian black snake

b

: a small harmless colubrid snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) of eastern North America

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