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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Black snake \Black" snake`\ (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake \Black"snake\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the {Bascanium constrictor}, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the {Scotophis Alleghaniensis}, seven or eight feet long. Note: The name is also applied to various other black serpents, as {Natrix atra} of Jamaica. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: blacksnake n 1: large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn: {black rat snake}, {pilot blacksnake}, {mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}] 2: blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet [syn: {black racer}, {Coluber constrictor}]
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