Snakes | Choctaw Dictionary

CHOCTAW LANGUAGE DICTIONARY

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians


Snakes

abaksha n chicken snake, western rat snake Pantherophis obsoletus
chalhakwa n copperhead snake Agkistrodon contortrix
chokfito̱toli n pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius var. chokfitohtololhi
chonásha n water moccasin, cottonmouth snake Agkistrodon Piscivorus var. shawi imo̱cháha
ipohchi ittimápa n coachwhip snake Masticophis flagellum
pachalhpali n garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
pa̱sh takchi si̱ti n Mississippi green watersnake Nerodia cyclopion var. pa̱shafolhi
shakchikih n eastern mud snake Farancia abacura
si̱tano̱sa n black racer snake Coluber constrictor
si̱ti n snake, serpent
si̱ti basówa n ribbon snake, type of garter snake Thamnophis saurita
si̱ti losa n black snake, black pinesnake var. si̱ti lo̱sa si̱ti losah
si̱ti pohkol n eastern kingsnake Lampropeltis getula
si̱ti shawi n rattlesnake, canebrake or timber Crotalus horridus
si̱tollo i̱ chasha n rattlesnake's rattles
si̱toshi n a young snake; snake egg
tiyak i̱ si̱ti n eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus