ribbon snake: Meaning and Definition of

rib'bon snake"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.
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