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Definition of night snake

night snake

Plural:night snakes
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night snake Lexical Profile

• noun

1

North American A small, mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake of the genus Hypsiglena, native to arid and semiarid regions of western North and Central America, characterized by its vertical pupils, blotched pattern, and nocturnal behavior.

Example

"During the herpetology survey in the Mojave Desert, the team discovered a night snake hiding beneath a flat rock, waiting for dusk to hunt lizards."

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Word Origin & Etymology

A compound of 'night' and 'snake', named descriptively for the species' strictly nocturnal hunting habits.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Night snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/night snake
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