blacksnakes
Nonvenomous dark constrictors
Blacksnakes are nonvenomous snakes, typically dark-colored, found across North America—especially the black rat snake and black racer.
The word also names a type of long, braided leather whip, traditionally black, used for driving livestock or as a weapon: He cracked the blacksnake over the oxen's heads.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
racer · coachwhip · kingsnake · herpetology · ectothermic · oviparous · reptilian · forked-tongue
Pursuer of prey
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- preyAnimal being hunted
- stalkerObsessive, unwelcome follower
- pounceSudden attack leap
carnivore · pest-control · mouse · constriction · swallow · strike · squeeze · coil
Long braided cattle lash
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
constrictor · racer · coachwhip · kingsnake · herpetology · ectothermic · oviparous · reptilian · forked-tongue · shedding
hunter
Pursuer of prey
pounce · carnivore · pest-control · mouse · constriction · swallow · strike · squeeze · coil · hunting
bullwhip
Long braided cattle lash
phobia
Persistent irrational dread
fright · startle · scream · anxiety · nightmare · revulsion · aversion · misidentified · harmless · surprise
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
unseen · silent · covert · shadow · blend · underbrush · concealed · nocturnal · elusive · cryptic
blacksnakesvenomous snakes
Reptiles with toxic bites
rattlesnakes · copperheads · cottonmouths · pit vipers · cobras