Joint Snake

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• Joint snake — A joint snake is a mythical creature of the American southern states, the myth likely having spread elsewhere.Supposedly, the snake can break itself (or be cut) into pieces and will reassemble itself. It is said that if a piece of the snake is… …   Wikipedia

• Joint snake — Le joint snake est une créature folklorique du sud des États Unis. Ce serpent est supposé pouvoir se casser (être coupé) en morceaux et se ré assembler. Ce mythe est probablement basé sur la particularité des orvets qui peuvent régénérer leur… …   Wikipédia en Français

• joint snake — noun snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑glass lizard, ↑glass snake • Hypernyms: ↑anguid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Ophisaurus …   Useful english dictionary

• joint snake — noun A mythical creature of the southern United States, a snake that can reassemble itself when broken or cut into pieces. The farmer, however, knowing the habits of joint snakes, had hidden one of the middle pieces in his pocket …   Wiktionary

• Snake skeleton — A snake skeleton consists primarily of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs, with only vestigial remnants of the limbs. Contents 1 Skull …   Wikipedia

• Snake oil — is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain. However, the most common usage of the phrase is as a derogatory term for compounds offered as medicines which implies that they are fake, fraudulent, quackish, or ineffective. The… …   Wikipedia

• Snake skull — The skull of a snake is a very complex and highly evolved structure, with numerous joints to allow the snake to swallow prey far bigger than its head.Depicted above is a side view of the skull of a Burmese python, with those kinetic joints that… …   Wikipedia

• snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an …   Universalium

• Joint Base Balad — Infobox Airport name = Joint Base Balad (Balad South East) nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = caption = IATA = ICAO = ORBD type = Military owner = operator = United States Air Force city served = location = Operation Iraqi… …   Wikipedia

• Hoop snake — The hoop snake is a legendary creature of the United States and Australia. The hoop snake is referred to in the Pecos Bill stories and although it is his description of hoop snakes that most people are familiar with, stories of the creature… …   Wikipedia