any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes 同义词:grass snake,
The garter snake is a colubrid snake genus (Thamnophis) common across North America, ranging from Alaska and Canada to Central America. It is the single most widely distributed genus of reptile in North America.
例句与用法
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Approaching the spot , he found a snake ? the common garter snake ? trying to swallow a lizard 等靠近那个地方,他发现一条蛇? ?普通的束带蛇(北美无毒条纹小蛇) ? ?正试图吞食一只蜥蜴。
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The snake itself has not the same wit , because i lately saw a black snake in the woods trying to swallow the garter snake , and he had made some headway , though the little snake was fighting every inch of the ground , hooking his tail about sticks and bushes , and pulling back with all his might , apparently not liking the look of things down there at all 束带蛇自己就没有这么聪明了,因为此后我在森林里看到条黑蛇,正在吞食一条束带蛇,而且已经快要给吞掉了,尽管小蛇做了殊死挣扎,把尾巴勾在树枝上和灌木上,拼命向后缩,显然已经无济于事。