whip snake
noun
1- any of a number of slender fast-moving snakes which often feed on lizards and catch their prey by pursuing it鞭蛇, 尤指：
1.1
- a harmless snake found in Eurasia, America, and Africa (Coluber and other genera, family Colubridae, including the Eurasian C. viridiflavus).瘦蛇（遊蛇属及其他属, 遊蛇科, 包括欧亚黄绿遊蛇）。
1.2
- a venomous Australian snake (Desmansia and other genera, family Elapidae, including the widespread D. psammophis)澳大利亚鞭蛇（澳蛇属及其他属, 眼镜蛇科, 包括分布较广的黄面鞭蛇）。