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Noun
  • In November, a man from Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a cape cobra coiled under a pillow on his bed.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This year’s Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City, by the way — where Rudd’s presence is guaranteed barring any unfortunate anaconda accidents — is set for May 30-31.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Green anacondas can be 20 to 30 feet in length, and can weigh over 550 pounds, according to National Geographic.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Prairie rattlesnakes have evolved an easy solution to this problem.
    Jason Bittel, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Giving 11 venomous snakes a chance to escape inside your office sounds risky, but one of the nation’s top rattlesnake experts did just that to prove a point.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to match Swift's different albums, with friendship bracelets and light-up bracelets being scattered on the table of the cozy venue; all nods to the Eras Tour.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to go with her different albums.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Sub-Saharan Africa is home to dozens of snake species, but the most deadly and feared are the puff adder, cobra and black mamba.
    Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • After its start in 1949, the orchestra was known for its symphonic jazz, mamba and conjunto polkas.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • There are moccasins and slippers, shoes and boots, and of course the namesake mukluks, fur and leather traditional winter boots, often beautified with embroidery, visible stitching, beads and tassels.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • This hybrid born from the fusion between sneakers and moccasins not only captures the essence of normcore, but shows the obsession for retro and functional.
    Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But this area of research could mean that one day, the asp caterpillar’s venom could bring not only pain but relief.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The team revealed that the venom of asp caterpillars, also known as puss caterpillars, contains a special protein that can form into a ring shape and poke holes in cells.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
Noun
  • Amphibians such as frogs and toads thrive in the moisture-rich soil, while reptiles like garter snakes patrol the forest floor.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024

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