"hoop snake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hoop snakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoop snake (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. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Categories (lifeform): Snakes Related terms: joint snake, ouroboros
    Sense id: en-hoop_snake-en-noun-v-L9WkO- Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 55 23 23 Disambiguation of Snakes: 25 38 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 27 27
  2. Snakes of genus Farancia, chiefly of the southeastern U.S.:
    Farancia abacura (horn snake, mud snake)
    Categories (lifeform): Snakes
    Sense id: en-hoop_snake-en-noun-OB9kI~wu Disambiguation of Snakes: 25 38 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36
  3. Snakes of genus Farancia, chiefly of the southeastern U.S.:
    Farancia erytrogramma (rainbow snake)
    Categories (lifeform): Snakes
    Sense id: en-hoop_snake-en-noun--LLB7sfA Disambiguation of Snakes: 25 38 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36

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