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Definition of snail eating snake
snail eating snake
Plural:snail eating snakes
• noun
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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."
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