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A Gaboon viper — a highly venomous snake native to the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa — was on the loose in a Santa Ana neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Anyone who spots the snake is asked to provide the location to the department by calling 714-834-4211.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

At night, queues snake around the block outside nightclubs where DJ’s spin thumping house music for big-spending revelers, their faces sculpted by surgery and tanned by the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Researchers have named a newly identified snake species from New Guinea Lielaphis slashi, or Slash's groundsnake.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

I said, “A piece of red coral is made of gorgon’s blood. And gorgons are horrible snake monsters who live on islands.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

"I saw some snakes, which I was a little bit worried about, but actually they were pretty chill. They were just doing their thing," said Bottas.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In 2006, readers learned how to properly transport snakes on a plane, and whether George W. Bush was shrinking.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

The venom peptides that snakes and snails use are built as closed loops, which is what lets them survive intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In previous cases, the snakes washed ashore when water temperatures dropped to a point that they became sick and lethargic, Pauly said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

I have seen many of them, along with other venomous snakes, and we have always gotten along.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

A queue of hundreds of people who came to pay their respects snaked around the venue on Monday morning with thousands expected over the course of the day.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Cars honking their horns snaked through the capital of the small South American country that does not usually get a lot of attention for anything.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Later that afternoon, outside the ballroom, the line to meet Stone snaked along her merch table.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The line to see Gomez’s replica of L.A.’s graffiti towers, “Oceanwide Plaza,” snaked through the gallery’s courtyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

In this white-knuckled way, the three groggy children and their nervous governess snaked through the crowd, searching for an exit.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

It started with a 75-yard pick-six from King Rich on a snaking sideline return that gave Orange Lutheran a lead they never conceded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The clicky videos, the snaking lines of customers, the grandiose launch parties—it echoes similar consumer hype trends of the past, like McDonald’s hyperviral Travis Scott Meal or infamous Rick and Morty–fueled Szechuan Sauce incident.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Anyone who has been to Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station in New York can tell you two things: It’s absolutely stunning and snaking lines are the norm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

A lane snaking to Marl Bank and Castlemorton, fields, more fields, a glimpse of an old gray turret rising above the firs.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell