The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
bullsnake \bull"snake`\, bull snake \bull" snake`\(b[oo^]l"sn[=a]k`), n. any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes of the genus Pituophis. They include the gopher snake and pine snake. Syn: . [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bull-snake n 1: any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes [syn: bull snake, bull-snake]