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ladder snake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the species Rhinechis scalaris of European snakes in the Colubridae family

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Aragonese: cullebra blanca — Rhinechis scalaris
  • Catalan: serp blanca — Rhinechis scalaris
  • Dutch: trapslang — Rhinechis scalaris
  • French: couleuvre à échelons — Rhinechis scalaris
  • German: Treppennatter — Rhinechis scalaris
  • Portuguese: cobra-de-escada — Rhinechis scalaris
  • Russian: европе́йский лзающий по́лоз (jevropéjskij lzajuščij póloz) — Rhinechis scalaris