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Water Snake
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water snake

Any of 65–80 snake species of the genera Natrix and Nerodia, as well as similar snakes of the family Colubridae, found worldwide except in South America. Most species have a stout body with dark blotches or streaks and ridged scales. Some are simliar in appearance to venomous species. They kill fishes and amphibians with a nonvenomous bite. The New World species live in or near water and bear live young; European species are less water-dependent and lay eggs. In defense they inflate the head, strike, and release a foul secretion. Average length is about 3 ft (1 m); some Old World species reach 6 ft (1.8 m).

Water Snake [′wȯd·ər ‚snāk]
(astronomy)
Hydrus


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Before she left for Beijing, he promised her the pounds 460 hand-made Italian shoes, appropriately made out of watersnake, if she won gold.
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The pounds 460 hand-made Italian shoes called Clue are appropriately made out of watersnake.
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