Masticophis
noun
Mas·tic·o·phis
maˈstikəfə̇s,
ˌmastəˈkōf-
: a common genus of harmless New World snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the whip snakes and related forms
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from mastic- (irregular from Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ophis