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Noun: blacksnake  'blak,sneyk
  1. Large harmless shiny black North American snake
    - black rat snake, pilot blacksnake, mountain blacksnake, Elaphe obsoleta
     
  2. Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
    - black racer, Coluber constrictor

Derived forms: blacksnakes

Type of: racer, rat snake

Part of: Elaphe, genus Elaphe

Encyclopedia: Blacksnake