Coachwhip snake \Coach"whip` snake"\ (Zo["o]l.)
A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United
States ({Masticophis flagelliformis}).
Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged
and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence
the name.
coachwhip snake
n : a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail
resembles a braided whip [syn: {coachwhip}, {Masticophis
flagellum}]