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Definition of Glossy snake
1. Noun. Nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales.
Generic synonyms: Colubrid, Colubrid Snake
Group relationships: Arizona, Genus Arizona
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glossy Snake
Literary usage of Glossy snake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"... toad Bufo cognatus Green toad Bufo debilis Plains spadefoot toad Spea bombifrons
Inhabitants of sandy soils Scientific name glossy snake Arizona elegans ..."
2. Lin̄: Or, Jewels of the Third Plantation by James Robinson Newhall (1880)
"The writer was once walking in the woods with a clergyman when a largo glossy
snake, beautifully marked with gay colors crossed the path. ..."
3. China Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical: With Some Account of Ava and by Corner (Julia), Julia Corner (1853)
"Sometimes he was a tiny, glossy snake. The next instant he would be a huge, rough
rhinoceros. Other princes, however, could occasionally assume similar ..."
4. Knight's Quarterly Magazine by Charles Knight (1823)
"As he was fair As a young maid, so like a young maid, he Was wily in his thought;
a glossy snake Of many glittering hues, but chiefly bright In golden ..."
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