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"It's incredibly hard to observe snakes in the wild before they slither away, so our knowledge about L. slashi is limited," says Ruane.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

He still has that elastic yogi’s body and can still slither across the baseline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

A serpent might slither out during the winter if there’s a warm spell to get a bit of sunshine, said Greg Pauly, curator of herpetology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Still, he held on to a slither of hope.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Some also believe, mistakenly, that snakes cannot slither over the rails, so they sleep there for protection.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

"You take multiple pictures, sometimes over 100 and it takes tiny little slithers of focus, and then you put all those into software, and that creates your final image."

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Once it has a plan in place, the 14-foot-long robot lowers its head, engages its 48 motors and slowly slithers forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

You stand stock-still until it quiets down and slithers on its way.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2023

In it, a humanoid form slithers back and forth, its movements startlingly alien.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022

The dragon’s teeth part, and a long, lavender tongue slithers toward Jeanne.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Throughout the World Cup, the team slithered away from trouble again and again … until the final game.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

It is thought the reptile had escaped from his owner's house in Bridlington and slithered inside a nearby car and was unknowingly transported up the coast to Scarborough.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

But she clipped the wall of the halfpipe halfway down the course and slithered to the base, losing a ski.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

They spontaneously linked together to form chains that slithered through some obstacles and surrounded other objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

“Now, daughter, give the little man what you promised,” he said, his voice so oily it slithered.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Officials issued the alert Monday after a man shared with police an image appearing to show the dangerous reptile slithering from the thin branch of a tree onto the roof of a backyard shed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

I caught the film at a recent matinee in New Orleans, and children and adults alike gasped at Harryhausen’s movie monsters – from the looming metal colossus of Telos to the hissing and slithering Hydra.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

The promotional contents within tap into parents’ grief with a slithering sort of sympathy: “You want more time together . . . you’re not ready to forget.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Villarreal: Yeah, the snake imagery has me trying to determine who is slithering with deception — I’m starting to suspect Mook isn’t as sweet and nice as we think she is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025

Ranofer was reminded of an adder slithering back into its hole.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw