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Definition of snail eating snake

snail eating snake

Plural:snail eating snakes
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snail eating snake Lexical Profile

• noun

1

Any of several non-venomous, typically arboreal colubrid snakes native to the Americas and Southeast Asia (such as those in the genera Dipsas, Sibon, and Pareas) possessing specialized asymmetrical jaws adapted specifically for extracting snails and slugs from their shells.

Example

"During a night hike in the Costa Rican rainforest, the guide pointed out a snail eating snake carefully working its prey out of a coiled shell."

• Nearby Words

snack
snail
snail cichlid
snail eating snake
snail vine
snailfish
snake

Word Origin & Etymology

A direct, descriptive compound phrase describing a snake specialized in feeding on terrestrial gastropods (snails and slugs).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Snail eating snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/snail eating snake
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