scotophis alleghaniensis

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scotophis alleghaniensis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Black snake \Black" snake`\ (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake
  \Black"snake\, n. (Zool.)
     A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in
     the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer,
     sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis,
     seven or eight feet long.
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     Note: The name is also applied to various other black
           serpents, as Natrix atra of Jamaica.
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