pilot snake

noun

Agkistrodon contortrix, the copperhead, a venomous viper found in the United States.

Meanings

nounpilot snake (plural pilot snakes)

plural pilot snakes

  1. Agkistrodon contortrix, the copperhead, a venomous viper found in the United States.
  2. Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus, the northern pine snake, a harmless colubrid found in North America.
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APA

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Chicago

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

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