Children were frightened by a story of a hoop snake that bites its tail and rolls like a wheel.
子供たちは尾を咥えて輪になって車輪のように転がる蛇の話に怯えた。
尾を咥えて輪を作り車輪のように転がると伝えられる蛇
A legendary snake said to bite its own tail, form a hoop with its body, and roll along like a wheel.
hoop snakeは、hoop（輪）とsnake（蛇）を結びつけた語で、尾を咥えて輪になり転がるという民間伝承に基づく呼称。
