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Definition of queen snake
queen snake
Plural:queen snakes
• noun
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North American A small, nonvenomous, semi-aquatic colubrid snake native to eastern North America, typically found in rocky streams and known for its highly specialized diet of freshly molted crayfish.
Example
"While surveying the shallow streams of the Appalachian Mountains, the herpetologist observed a queen snake slipping gracefully under a flat rock."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Queen snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 11, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/queen-snake