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chicken snake
noun
- a striped rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta, of the southeastern United States, reaching a length of 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 meters).
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Origin of chicken snake1
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
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He kills them as easily as he does the innocent “chicken snake†or the black constrictor.
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It measured over four feet in length, was dark in color and was of the kind, that eats eggs and chicks, commonly called a chicken snake.
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One time me and my sister was spinning and old Mistress went to the well-house and she found a chicken snake and killed it.
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