venomous
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Fury nodded along as Joshua spoke about his Christian faith and, even when the pair traded insults, they rarely felt venomous.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The sighting of the extremely venomous viper, which has the longest fangs of any snake in the world, spurred the Santa Ana Police Department to issue a public advisory accompanied by exclamation points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"When working at night in New Guinea you need to be very careful as there are several highly venomous species that look very similar to the non-venomous groundsnakes."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
He could not know that the juice of rue healed the ache of the ear or that it was an antidote to the bite of venomous snakes.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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