sand snake

noun

1

: sand boa

2

: any snake of an Old World boigid genus (Psammophis) with large eyes and variable color pattern common in sandy areas of northern Africa and Asia

3

: any of a genus (Chilomeniscus) of small North American colubrid burrowing snakes

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