| ring snake 
 
 1. harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar;
 common in England
 • Syn:
 grass snake, ringed snake, Natrix natrix
 • Hypernyms:
 water snake
 • Hyponyms:
 viperine grass snake, Natrix maura
 2. any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
 • Syn:
 ringneck snake, ring-necked snake
 • Hypernyms:
 colubrid snake, colubrid
 • Member Holonyms:
 Diadophis, genus Diadophis
 
 
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