snake

Example Sentences

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He expects many animals, like the gopher snake, made it through the fire by hunkering down in the cracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Upton Heath is an internationally important area of heathland and home to all six of Britain's native reptiles, including the rare sand lizard and smooth snake.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

More than 30% of snakes with skin lesions tested positive for snake fungal disease, compared to just 2% of snakes without lesions.

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

My mother said she bet it wasn’t a snake at all, that Leroy just tied a whole lot of poor worms together.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson