Whip snake Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails
    whipsnake; whip-snake.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), any one of various species of slender snakes. Specifically: (a) A bright green South American tree snake (Philodryas viridissimus) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also emerald whip snake. (b) The coachwhip snake.

Webster 1913