中文翻译与英英解释

环箍蛇〔美洲民间传说中尾含在嘴里全身作环状的蛇〕。

hoop:    vi. 百日咳患者咳嗽时发唬唬声；唬唬地叫。 n. 鹄鸣 ...

snake:    n. 1.蛇。 2.冷酷阴险的人，卑鄙的人，虚伪的人。 ...

any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop

The hoop snake is a legendary creature of the United States, Canada and Australia. The hoop snake appears in the Pecos Bill stories; although it is his description of hoop snakes with which most people are most familiar, stories of the creature predate those fictional tales considerably.