The black snake, can be seen as a symbol of death.

They formed up into a long black snake, a boat's length between them.

She became a long black snake and slithered up past them.

Now, most people don't keep black snakes in their cellars.

We're driving down the back of a big black snake.

It is a harmless snake, black with five red stripes down its back.

From the dark tumble crawled a black and green snake.

She looked down and saw a fat black snake slithering through the leaves.

As a boy, he caught crabs for the table and black snakes to scare girls.

Once I tripped over a big black snake, right here.