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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 8,000 people annually are bitten by venomous snakes, with fewer than 10 deaths.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
The African Snakebite Institute warns that traditional remedies are not known to work against highly venomous snakes.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
And Harry too looked ahead at the skull, and fear swelled inside him like a venomous bubble, compressing his lungs, driving all other discomfort from his mind...
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing venomous
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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