garden snake
Backyard slithering reptile
Garden snake is an informal name for small, harmless snakes commonly found in yards and gardens, especially the common garter snake.
The term reflects where people typically encounter them rather than any scientific classification: We found a garden snake under the tomato plants.
Garden snakes are often a child's first encounter with snakes in the wild.
Producing no poison
- innocuousCausing no harm
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- gentleSoft and kind
- benignNot harmful or threatening
unthreatening · safe · nonaggressive · pet-friendly · tame · mild · placid · peaceful
Cunning, limbless reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
herpetology · terrarium · shedding · forked-tongue · coils · constrictor · garter · ringneck
Thin and graceful
- stripedHaving contrasting bands
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
lithe · flexible · smooth · glossy · banded · speckled · olive · brown
Obscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- hideConceal or pelt
covert · dappled · mottle · undetected · stillness
Outdoor space behind home
- flowerbedSoil area for ornamentals
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- rockeryLandscaped stone arrangement
woodpile · shrubs · lawn · hedge · stone-wall · greenhouse · undergrowth · groundcover
nonvenomous
Producing no poison
benign · unthreatening · safe · nonaggressive · pet-friendly · tame · mild · placid · peaceful · inoffensive
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
slither · herpetology · terrarium · shedding · forked-tongue · coils · constrictor · garter · ringneck · basking
slender
Thin and graceful
- stripedHaving contrasting bands
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
streamlined · lithe · flexible · smooth · glossy · banded · speckled · olive · brown · greenish
cryptic
Obscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
backyard
Outdoor space behind home
rockery · woodpile · shrubs · lawn · hedge · stone-wall · greenhouse · undergrowth · groundcover · damp
garden snakeking cobra
Longest venomous serpent
black mamba · rattlesnake · fer-de-lance · viper · cottonmouth
garden snakeanaconda
Massive constricting serpent
python · boa constrictor · Burmese python · green anaconda · giant snake
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