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snake
adjectives
a poisonous/venomous snake
• He warned me there were poisonous snakes in the region.
a deadly snake
• It is the most deadly snake in India.
verbs
a snake bites somebody
• I might get bitten by a snake.
a snake hisses
(= makes a noise which sounds like 'ssss' )
• The snake hissed at him and opened its mouth.
a snake slithers somewhere
(= moves there )
• Just feet from me, a green snake slithered silently across the path.
a snake coils itself around something
• The snake coiled itself around the branch.
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noun ADJ. deadly one of the world's deadliest snakes | poisonous, venomous | grass, sea, tree, water SNAKE + VERB bite sb/sth, strike sth She was bitten by a snake while walking through long grass. The snake lifted up its head before striking its prey. | slide, slither, wind (its way) A small green snake slithered across the wet road. The snake wound its way through the undergrowth. | hiss, spit | moult, shed its skin | coil (itself) around, coil up, curl up | uncoil SNAKE + NOUN bite (also snakebite) | charmer | venom
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