/ Dictionary / Index C chicken snake: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chick'en snake" Pronunciation: [key] a striped rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta, of the southeastern U.S., reaching a length of 4 to 7 ft. (1.2 to 2.1 m). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. chickenshit chicken switch Related Content Daily Word Quiz: labyrinth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language