ribbon snake

noun

either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.

Origin of ribbon snake

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Words nearby ribbon snake

ribbon copy, ribbon development, ribbon lightning, ribbon microphone, ribbon plant, ribbon snake, ribbon strip, ribbon window, ribbon worm, ribbonfish, ribbonwood

Example sentences from the Web for ribbon snake

  • Moosewood looks slender and striped as a ribbon-snake, and limbs of the hop-hornbeam have the appearance of sinews.

    In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham