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Definition of Thunder snake
1. Noun. Small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States.
Generic synonyms: Colubrid, Colubrid Snake
Group relationships: Carphophis, Genus Carphophis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thunder Snake
Literary usage of Thunder snake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1916)
"9. Lampropeltis getulus getulus (Linn.): Kin« Snake; Common King Snake; Chain
Snake; thunder snake; Thunder and Lightning Snake; ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1873)
"... Bd. and Gd.), an American species, first described by Catesby under this name ;
it is also called thunder snake, and king snake. ..."
3. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States: Including by David Starr Jordan (1904)
"thunder snake. Black with narrow yellowish lines forking on the flanks, each fork
embracing a large black spot ; belly checkered. Scales 21. VP 210 to 240. ..."
4. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States: Including by David Starr Jordan (1899)
"thunder snake. Black with narrow yellowish lines forking on the flanks, each fork
embracing a large black spot ; belly checkered. Scales 21. VP 210 to 240. ..."
5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"... it is also called thunder snake, and king snake. It has been arranged under
different genera, but the above is the name given to it by Dr. Holbrook. ..."
6. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1890)
"thunder snake. King Snake. Black, with narrow yellow lines forking on flanks,
each fork embracing a large black spot; belly checkered. ..."
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