How to Use venomous in a Sentence

venomous

adjective
  • The cobra is a venomous snake.
  • There’s a big ol’ tank of venomous snakes that pays off big-time.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
  • While rays do have venomous stingers — near the base of the tail, not at the tip — those have been snipped off.
    Matt Campbell, kansascity, 1 May 2018
  • Are there poisonous plants or venomous snakes in the area?
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • This is the venomous-snake version of the Perfect Storm.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 30 June 2020
  • The venomous snake then bit the man twice on his hand before the man's friends were able to capture it.
    Christina Capatides, CBS News, 22 May 2018
  • The Timber Rattlesnake is the other venomous snake found in the area.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The species is native to Southeast Asia and is non-venomous.
    Fox News, 17 July 2019
  • The head of the 10-foot non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
    Fox News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • While many spiders are venomous, most do not have strong or long enough fangs to pierce the skin.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • In fact, there are only 600 species of venomous snakes!
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 21 May 2018
  • Its best to simply leave a venomous snake alone, Jayne says.
    National Geographic, 7 June 2018
  • At least one of the snakes that became loose was a small, highly venomous viper.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The head of the 10-foot-long non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
    Rod McGuirk, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Sheehy said that both the diminutive snake and the centipede are venomous.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Anything with a mouth can bite but they were told that these snakes were not venomous.
    Lynette Rice, EW.com, 15 July 2019
  • The zookeepers take in more than 100 venomous snakes from a private home.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2020
  • Arizona is home to 13 species of rattlesnakes, all of which are venomous.
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
  • Get more venomous snake safety tips from Texas Parks and Wildlife.
    National Geographic, 7 June 2018
  • While snake bites around the state are common, most of these reptiles are not venomous.
    Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 25 July 2019
  • The non-venomous snake was removed from the plane by airport staff after the flight landed in Newark.
    CBS News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Dogs were the second-most common cause of non-venomous death.
    Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Not the base, which could still allow the animal to kick at you with its venomous spurs.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Of those, two-thirds are venomous and a handful are deadly.
    Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Florida is home to 50 kinds of snakes but most are not venomous.
    Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019
  • That allowed Lamar to return on stage to spew more venomous raps.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Since snake attacks may be venomous, it is advised to try to walk away from them.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The common adder is one of only two venomous snakes in Germany and the only snake known to live north of the Arctic Circle.
    Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
  • In the clip of the cobra's removal, Rossouw lifts the pillow the venomous snake is hiding under to show viewers that the reptile is lurking under the bed covers.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

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