snake

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Rattlesnakes were also the species most frequently infected with Ro, an invasive crustacean parasite commonly known as snake lungworm.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

I live in a part of the world—Brooklyn, N.Y.—dotted with destination pizzerias whose lines snake down sidewalks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The flip side is that it’s hard to determine which products and services are likely to pay off medically versus the snake oil.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

These advertisements depicted the devil as a snake or alluded to him and his role in the Book of Genesis.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Paw over paw, pull after pull, I move along the earth like a furred snake, too tired to lift my body out of the dirt.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz