(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:21:38

Wa"ter snake` (?). Zool. (a)

A common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water.

(b)

Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae, all of which are aquatic in their habits.

 

© Webster 1913.

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