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Definition of rough earth snake

rough earth snake

Plural:rough earth snakes
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American A small, non-venomous colubrid snake (Haldea striatula) native to the southeastern United States, characterized by a solid brown or gray back, keeled scales, and a secretive lifestyle mostly spent underground or beneath leaf litter.

Example

"While gardening in her Texas backyard, she gently moved a small rough earth snake that had been hiding beneath a damp log."

Word Nuance & Usage

Often confused with the closely related smooth earth snake, which shares a similar size and habitat but lacks the strongly keeled scales that give the rough earth snake its name.

• Nearby Words

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Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Rough earth snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/rough%20earth%20snake
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