water snake in British English
noun
any of various colubrid snakes that live in or near water, esp any of numerous harmless North American snakes of the genus Natrix, such as N. sipedon
water snake in American English
any of numerous saltwater or freshwater snakes; esp., any of a widely distributed genus (Natrix) of thick-bodied, nonpoisonous, freshwater colubrid snakes that feed chiefly on fish and amphibians
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