venomous
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Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Duchamp’s seeming disinterest often revealed itself to be something far more venomous, as when he fantasized about a nihilistic readymade: “Use a Rembrandt as an ironing board.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now, an international team of scientists has discovered that one of the region's most mysterious venomous snakes is not a single species after all.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 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
Switched from Ty kissing Slim, to Bryson kissing Ty, the mighty snake of gossip going from a harmless garter to a venomous python.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing venomous
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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