venomous
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Now, an international team of scientists has discovered that one of the region's most mysterious venomous snakes is not a single species after all.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
And then, of course, spiders are venomous, toting enough toxin to immobilize and liquify prey and, in a few cases, cause lesions, necrosis or death in humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
About 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes annually, and only around five of the people who are bitten typically die, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He also told a story about a man who was bit by a venomous snake in Peru and marveled at the crowd’s lack of interest.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
In America in the closing decades of the century there arose a rivalry even more spectacularly venomous, if not quite as destructive.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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