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Definition of tree snake in English: tree snakenoun A harmless arboreal snake, typically very slender and able to mimic a twig. Several genera in the family Colubridae, e.g. Dendrelaphis and Ahaetulla (of Asia), and Leptophis and Oxybelis (of America) Example sentencesExamples - Brown tree snakes are mildly venomous and nocturnal.
- It seemed to move and sway almost of its own free will, like a tree snake dangling from a branch.
- And to honey badgers, cobras and large-eyed tree snakes called boomslangs, the nest is a dependable larder.
- A green wine snake that was caught & a bronze tree snake that just escaped swiftly had the crowd excited for some time.
- It's as though the hood present on some cobras were extended along the entire length of the paradise tree snake's body.
Definition of tree snake in US English: tree snakenounˈtrē ˌsnāk A harmless arboreal snake, typically very slender and able to mimic a twig. Several genera in the family Colubridae, e.g. Dendrelaphis and Ahaetulla (of Asia), and Leptophis and Oxybelis (of America) Example sentencesExamples - Brown tree snakes are mildly venomous and nocturnal.
- A green wine snake that was caught & a bronze tree snake that just escaped swiftly had the crowd excited for some time.
- And to honey badgers, cobras and large-eyed tree snakes called boomslangs, the nest is a dependable larder.
- It seemed to move and sway almost of its own free will, like a tree snake dangling from a branch.
- It's as though the hood present on some cobras were extended along the entire length of the paradise tree snake's body.
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