Definition of whip snake
: any of various slender snakes: such as
a
: a long bright-green harmless tree snake (Philodryas viridissimus) of South America
— called also emerald whip snake
b
: coachwhip snake
c
: a snake of a boigid genus (Dryophis) of Asia having a long leaflike head
d
: any of several small Australian snakes (genera Demansia and Denisonia) that are venomous but not deadly
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