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Glass-snake :: Glass-snake (n.) A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World..

Reptile :: Reptile (n.) An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like..

Colubrine :: Colubrine (a.) like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber.

Hooded :: Hooded (a.) Having a hoodlike crest or prominence on the head or neck; as, the hooded seal; a hooded snake..

Snakeweed :: Snakeweed (n.) A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).

Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) Same as Letterwood.

Imitate :: Imitate (v. t.) To resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds..

Roughtail :: Roughtail (n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Uropeltidae; -- so called from their rough tails.

Exuviae :: Exuviae (n. pl.) Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc..

Thunderworm :: Thunderworm (n.) A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbaena, native of Florida; -- so called because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower..

Serpentaria :: Serpentaria (a.) The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia Serpentaria).

Turtlehead :: Turtlehead (n.) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony..

Python :: Python (n.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidae. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake..

Cobra De Capello :: Cobra de capello () The hooded snake (Naia tripudians), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India.Naja --.

Bite :: Bite (v.) The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito..

Racer :: Racer (n.) The common American black snake.

Dipsas :: Dipsas (n.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes.

Snakefish :: Snakefish (n.) The lizard fish.

Crotaline :: Crotaline (a.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family..

Pantherine :: Pantherine (a.) Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil..

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