hoop snake
/HH UW1 P S N EY1 K/noun
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A mythical creature of the United States and Australia, a snake that grasps its tail in its jaws and thereby rolls after its prey like a wheel.
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Snakes of genus Farancia, chiefly of the southeastern U.S.:
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Farancia abacura (horn snake, mud snake)
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Farancia erytrogramma (rainbow snake)
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