'Coachwhip snake' definitions:
Definition of 'coachwhip snake'
(from WordNet)
noun
A whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip [syn: coachwhip, coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum]
Definition of 'Coachwhip snake'
From: GCIDE
- Coachwhip snake \Coach"whip` snake"\ (Zool.) A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United States (Masticophis flagelliformis). [1913 Webster]
- Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence the name. [1913 Webster]