hoop snake

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   any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop

   Broadercolubrid snake

Questions about hoop snake

What does hoop snake mean?

hoop snake means "any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop".

Is hoop snake a common word?

hoop snake is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.