Hoop snake Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop
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(Zoöl.) , a harmless snake of the Southern United States (Abaster erythrogrammus ); so called from the mistaken notion that it curves itself into a hoop, taking its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with great velocity.
