| adder2 |
a small poisonous snake found in Europe and Asia; viper. [1/2 definitions] |
| anaconda |
any of several large nonvenomous constrictor snakes, esp. a certain South American tree snake that can grow to over twenty feet in length. |
| antivenin |
an antitoxin, esp. against snake venom, that is induced in animals by repeated small injections of the venom. |
| boa constrictor |
a large nonpoisonous snake native to the American tropics that is pale brown with darker markings and that coils around and crushes its prey. |
| bushmaster |
a large, poisonous, tropical American snake. |
| cobra |
leather made from the skin of such a snake. [1/2 definitions] |
| congo eel |
an eellike salamander of the southeastern United States that has two pairs of small nonfunctioning legs; congo snake. |
| copperhead |
a venomous snake of the southeastern United States having a copper-colored body with darker bands. [1/2 definitions] |
| cottonmouth |
a poisonous North American snake that lives in swamps; water moccasin. |
| fang |
a long pointed tooth, such as the canine tooth of carnivorous animals or the hollow, grooved tooth by which a venomous snake injects its poison. [1/3 definitions] |
| fer-de-lance |
a large, venomous snake of Central and South America. |
| fox snake |
a harmless rat snake, having a yellowish color with dark patches on the back. |
| grass snake |
any of several common small harmless snakes, such as the garter or green snake. |
| horned viper |
a highly poisonous snake of Africa, having a hornlike protrusion above each eye; asp. |
| mamba |
any of several poisonous snakes found in the African tropics, esp. a black or green tree snake. |
| milk snake |
a nonpoisonous king snake found in northeastern North America. |
| moccasin |
the water moccasin, a poisonous snake of the southern United States; cottonmouth. [1/3 definitions] |
| mud snake |
a bluish black burrowing snake of the southeastern United States, having a red belly and a nonpoisonous spine at the tip of the tail. |
| ophidian |
a serpent or snake. [1/2 definitions] |
| puff adder |
the hognose snake. [1/2 definitions] |
| serpent |
a snake. |