tiger snake
noun
either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
Origin of tiger snake
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby tiger snake
Example sentences from the Web for tiger snake
When we came out, my father pointed to a tiger-snake, saying, 'That is your familiar.
Anthropology |Robert MarettThere appeared also a very beautiful goddess called the Deer, and surnamed the Tiger-Snake.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 |Hubert Howe Bancroft
British Dictionary definitions for tiger snake
tiger snake
noun
a highly venomous brown-and-yellow elapid snake, Notechis scutatus, of Australia