pine snake

noun

: a large, nonvenomous, colubrid snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) that occurs chiefly in coastal regions of the eastern U.S. from New Jersey to Florida, is typically white, yellow, or gray with dark squarish blotches, and is a powerful constrictor compare gopher snake

Examples of pine snake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The zoo has been working with the species for more than three decades, and, in collaboration with a number of conservation partners, has hatched and released a total of 80 Louisiana pine snakes to the wild so far this year. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

According to the Audubon Zoo, the facility's reptile building is closed to visitors for renovation, but its herpetology department is currently caring for a breeding colony of 21 adult pine snakes, which produce offspring each year that are released into the wild. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

The Fort Worth Zoo is one of four places across North America that houses the Louisiana pine snake species. — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024

The black pine snake is listed under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species, as is the indigo snake. — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 15 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pine snake

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