MILK SNAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does milk snake mean? 

• MILK SNAKE (noun)
  The noun MILK SNAKE has 1 sense:

1. nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes

  Familiarity information: MILK SNAKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MILK SNAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

checkered adder; house snake; Lampropeltis triangulum; milk adder; milk snake

Hypernyms ("milk snake" is a kind of...):

king snake; kingsnake (any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals)