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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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 theScotophis Alleghaniensis , seven or eight feet long.
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treeseed commented on the word black snake
Black snakes are a type of outdoor firework.
After lighting the small tablet, the firework starts smoking and a 2-foot snake of ash is expelled. They stay on the ground and do not emit sparks, flares, any form of projectiles, or any sound. They do emit a yellowish smoke.
Sodium bicarbonate which produces carbon dioxide gas and sugar forming carbon containing ash, are common chemicals used for this kind of firework.
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February 16, 2008