carpet snake in British English
or carpet python
noun
a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back
carpet snake in American English
noun
a large, nonvenomous Australian python, Morelia spilotes variegata, having a variegated pattern on its back, often used to control rats and mice in barns and silos
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, blind spot, calibrate, metric system, trade nameImage ofcarpet snake
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