n. any member of a large family (Colubridae) of mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes. Syn. --colubrid snake. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a broad family including only nonvenomous snakes, containing about two-thirds of all living species. It includes the bullsnakes, garter snakes, and water snakes as well as many other species. Syn. -- family Colubridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]