n. 黑蛇, 皮鞭

Black snake \Black" snake`\ (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake
\Black"snake\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in
the United States, the {Bascanium constrictor}, or racer,
sometimes six feet long, and the {Scotophis Alleghaniensis},
seven or eight feet long.

Note: The name is also applied to various other black
serpents, as {Natrix atra} of Jamaica.