Definitions for water snake

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wa′ter snake`(n.)

  1. any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.

    Category: Reptiles and Amphibians

  2. any of various other snakes living in or frequenting water.

    Category: Reptiles and Amphibians

Princeton's WordNet

  1. water snake(noun)

    any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water

Webster Dictionary

  1. Water snake(u)

    a common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water

  2. Water snake(u)

    any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae, all of which are aquatic in their habits


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