Another way to paint a snake (6)
I believe the answer is:
taipan
'snake' is the definition.
(I know that Taipan is a type of elapid snake)
'another way to paint a' is the wordplay.
'another way' indicates an anagram.
'paint'+'a'='painta'
'painta' with letters rearranged gives 'TAIPAN'.
(Other definitions for taipan that I've seen before include "Large brown, highly-venomous snake" , "Large Australian snake" .)