rattlesnake

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Recent Examples of rattlesnake The cave also isn't a simple walk in a park, as the conservancy also describes potential hazards such as poison oak, falling rocks, and even rattlesnakes and bees. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025 Subsequent analysis of the venom trove revealed that the islands with more competition and space were home to more specialized rattlesnake toxins. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025 Unfortunately for him, this also includes rattlesnakes, who aren't necessarily known for being so warm and welcoming. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 The bites cause only five deaths a year, but long term injuries are much more likely, with 10-44 percent of victims bitten by rattlesnakes experiencing lasting injuries, such as the loss of a finger. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rattlesnake
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Noun
  • According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, between 7,000 to 8,000 people are bit by a venomous snake (including rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and coral snakes) in the U.S. each year.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The new camera has the possibility of showcasing other types of snakes, like copperheads, as well as different animals like black bears.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Over six hours, the cobra bit and retreated in cycles, letting the venom do its work while avoiding the python’s powerful coils.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But as Europe plunged into war in September 1939, the cobra’s fate took a darker turn.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Acts of rebellion, fine tailoring, streetwear, tribal prints, traditional tassels and suedes, moccasins, and sustainable fashion approaches like fur and multi-use materials were all present on the runway.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • But the shoe rules have still caused snafus, as when a Native American producer was turned away from the red carpet for wearing moccasins in 2022.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The big picture: Whoever removes the most pythons will win $10,000.
    Yacob Reyes, Axios, 19 May 2025
  • Brewer goes on to explain that Burmese pythons are the third largest snake behind reticulated pythons, which are the longest, and anacondas, which are the heaviest.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • But no known boa alive today actively specializes in hunting fish.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The boa couldn’t have survived on its own in the wild, according to the post.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
  • That’s not far off from the average size of the world’s longest constrictor alive, the reticulated python, which typically grows to around 20 feet.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • See it On Sylt Island in northern Germany, a resident’s photograph confirmed the presence of a Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder.
    Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The 2024 photo, however, clearly showed a Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder or common European viper, on Sylt Island, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In mouse trials, the antidote was found to be protective against venom from the black mamba, king cobra, coral snakes and tiger snakes, among others.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
  • New research published in Cell discusses the first use of human antibodies to help create an antivenom that can be effective against multiple species of venomous snakes, including black mamba, king cobra, and tiger snakes.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025

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