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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