water snake

noun

: any of various snakes (especially genus Nerodia formerly included in the genus Natrix) that frequent or inhabit fresh water and feed largely on aquatic animals

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On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye. —

Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024 For one thing, rattlesnakes have different fat profiles than Chinese water snakes. —

Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 My friend the artist and naturalist George Sanford McGee, who came with us, spotted a gorgeous brown water snake napping on one knee. —

John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024 At first, the friends thought the snake was a non-venomous water snake, but realized later, once the snake had swam closer, that the reptile was a venomous diamondback rattlesnake. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for water snake