snake

He does know how to make money selling snake oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The brown tree snake has become one of the world's best-known examples of an invasive species.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

The discovery may be discouraging for agencies that have spent decades trying to contain Guam's brown tree snake population.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Well, I guess if you were the snake you might call it an act of kindness, but I don’t understand...”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

Of the 1.3 million schoolchildren evacuated from cities to the countryside, Mr. Scott writes, many “resorted to eating grasshoppers, snakes, and stream crabs as well as tooth-cleaning powder, paint, and crayons.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

He follows a carnivore diet, picks up snakes with his bare hands, and pushes videos of himself doing pushups shirtless and in jeans.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Flooding in Hengzhou city, Guangxi in early July caused hundreds of snakes to escape from a breeding farm.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

This hidden genetic diversity may help explain how a population founded by only a handful of snakes survived intense inbreeding, adapted to Guam, and expanded so dramatically.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

But knowing the bayou, many suspected she would have encountered poisonous snakes, alligators, and uneven, slippery slopes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

Local reporters estimated the queue was around 600 metres in length, and snaked around several streets.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Cars honking their horns snaked through the capital of the small South American country that does not usually get a lot of attention for anything.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

And when security lines snaked through terminals during a partial government shutdown last month, United spotted an opportunity to introduce live TSA wait times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

A long line of villagers snaked from the fountain to the edge of the woods, where the fire appeared to be heading.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

For days now, a long line has been snaking around the two blocks leading up to the Durian Ninja fruit stall in Tampines, a busy township in the east of Singapore.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Twentysomethings clad in Deftones and Pikachu tees, Dodgers caps, and beaded bracelets joined the procession, snaking from the dance floor through the bar area and back down again.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Jeers to a snaking Delta baggage-drop line in Minneapolis last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026

At a bend in the snaking canyon road, just past the spot where San Francisquito Creek makes a ten-foot waterfall during rainy seasons, the city of Los Angeles built an impressive Art Deco-style power-generating plant.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith