snake

Example Sentences

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Her prose has an apt amount of literary embellishment: Jaguars are “light-footed dancers” and a snake bulges “like Saint-Exupéry’s hat.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

After Kwong failed to answer the door to her flat, the group became increasingly desperate to find her - using a "snake camera" to film under her door.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

A rattlesnake nipped a woman on the ankle during a hike in Ventura County, marking the seventh reported snake bite in the county this year, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The species is the only venomous snake native to the UK and is protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, meaning it is an offence to kill, harm, injure, sell or trade them.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Get off him. He’s with me!” she shouted over the music, trying to push the snake away, scales and all, from Boaz.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny