blacksnake
Ebony-scaled constrictor species
A blacksnake is any of several dark-colored snakes, particularly the black rat snake or black racer found in North America.
The word also refers to a long, heavy whip made of braided leather, typically black: The overseer cracked his blacksnake over the mules.
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- venomInjected animal poison
fangs · racer · coachwhip · hiss · cold-blooded · predator · camouflage · shedding
Strike or bind
- bullwhipLong braided cattle lash
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- leatherTanned animal skin
- cowhideTanned bovine leather
stockwhip · cattleman · drover · snap · braided · handle · thong · cracker
Move with stealth
camouflage · undetected · furtive · concealment · ambush · patient · motionless · strike
Tree-dense ecosystem
- woodlandForested land area
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- barnAgricultural storage structure
ecosystem · wildlife · undergrowth · meadow · rocky · rural · outbuilding · stone-wall
reptile
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
venom · fangs · racer · coachwhip · hiss · cold-blooded · predator · camouflage · shedding · molt
lash
Strike or bind
cowhide · stockwhip · cattleman · drover · snap · braided · handle · thong · cracker · flog
sneak
Move with stealth
shadow · camouflage · undetected · furtive · concealment · ambush · patient · motionless · strike · hidden
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
barn · ecosystem · wildlife · undergrowth · meadow · rocky · rural · outbuilding · stone-wall · brush
blacksnakeviper
Fanged toxic serpent
venomous snake · pit viper · rattlesnake · copperhead · cottonmouth
blacksnakebullwhip
Long braided cattle lash
riding crop · cat-o'-nine-tails · quirt · switch · horsewhip