corn snake
noun
a large, harmless rat snake, Elaphe guttata guttata, of the southeastern U.S., having yellow, tan, or gray scales with dark-red blotches: once common in cornfields but now an endangered species.
Also called
red rat snake.
Origin of corn snake
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
Words nearby corn snake
corn salad,
corn shock,
corn shuck,
corn silk,
corn smut,
corn snake,
corn snow,
corn stack,
corn sugar,
corn syrup,
corn whiskey