king brown

English

Noun

king brown (plural king browns)

1. A large venomous snake native to Australia (Pseudechis australis).
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 17:

     He was a long king brown, sliding through the grass as silky as 50 SAE motor oil as it pours from the can.

Synonyms

• mulga snake