whipsnake

whipsnake
/hwip"snayk', wip"-/, n.
1. any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
2. any of various similar or related snakes.
Also, whip snake.
[1765-75; WHIP + SNAKE]

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