hoop snake

noun

A mythical creature of the United States and Australia, a snake that grasps its tail in its jaws and thereby rolls after its prey like a wheel.

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Meanings

nounhoop snake (plural hoop snakes)

plural hoop snakes

  1. A mythical creature of the United States and Australia, a snake that grasps its tail in its jaws and thereby rolls after its prey like a wheel.
  2. Snakes of genus Farancia, chiefly of the southeastern U.S.:
    1. Farancia abacura (horn snake, mud snake)
    2. Farancia erytrogramma (rainbow snake)
  3. bandy-bandy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bandy-bandy
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APA

hoop snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoop%20snake

MLA

“hoop snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoop%20snake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoop snake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoop%20snake.

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