snake

Ferguson workers have dubbed it the "snake pit" because of the amount of pipework that had to be fitted inside.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Manufacturing these treatments can be costly, their quality and effectiveness can vary, and they may not work equally well against the many different toxins found in venom from different snake species.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

An international research team led by scientists in Canada has uncovered a likely explanation for one of the more unusual features of snake development: why embryos curl into tight spirals before hatching.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Taken together, the works here also put us in mind of Ashbery’s poetry—whole sentences that sometimes snake along on various wavelengths, demanding that we give ourselves over to the currents of the poet’s thoughts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

On Clare’s journey out of the dump, the scent of bonfires began to snake through the trees.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

In this case, the researchers turned to snakes themselves for clues.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

This coiling behavior appears to help snakes accommodate the exceptionally long bodies that distinguish them from every other vertebrate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

So-called “dark matter” clumps around galaxies and snakes throughout space in long tendrils.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Mr. Wells and Mr. Wellington worried that this would make it far harder to get species protection, putting snakes and their habitats at risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Like how he’s always trying to get Byrd to learn about snakes.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

A line snaked around the temple’s restaurant, known for vegetarian noodles that cost about $2 a bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

A queue of hundreds of people who came to pay their respects snaked around the venue on Monday morning with thousands expected over the course of the day.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Lines to the courthouse in the early days of the trial snaked through the jasmine-scented courtyard in the Bay Area’s always-gloomy early mornings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

The line to see Gomez’s replica of L.A.’s graffiti towers, “Oceanwide Plaza,” snaked through the gallery’s courtyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Deltas of tiny red veins snaked its stained whites.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

So if snaking standard TSA lanes and unpacking at the checkpoint is a pain point, this is your most affordable program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The clicky videos, the snaking lines of customers, the grandiose launch parties—it echoes similar consumer hype trends of the past, like McDonald’s hyperviral Travis Scott Meal or infamous Rick and Morty–fueled Szechuan Sauce incident.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

As he approached the peak of Everest in May 2019, he snapped a photo of a snaking queue of climbers all waiting to reach the summit.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Kaede began to creep down the slope, the rope snaking between them like an umbilical cord.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo