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Definition of ponderosa pine snake
ponderosa pine snake
Plural:ponderosa pine snakes
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North American A large, non-venomous colubrid snake (typically a regional variant of the gopher snake or pine snake, genus Pituophis) characterized by its habitat preference for ponderosa pine forests in western North America.
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"While hiking through the dry coniferous woodlands of the Southwest, the researchers documented a ponderosa pine snake basking on a sunlit boulder."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Ponderosa pine snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/ponderosa%20pine%20snake