blacksnake

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Noun
  • Try Palm Bay’s version at Memaw’s Bar-B-Que, where the meats are cooked for hours over a hickory and oak hardwood firepit.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Some like oaks and hickory trees keep their green leaves for longer.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Animal control officers say the rattlesnake was secured in a glass enclosure, but the two cobras had been inside plastic totes, which were knocked over, spilling them onto the floor, Beckman said.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • How to identify venomous snakes The rattlesnake are the only native venomous snake in California, according to the University of California’s Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And, in an offering from a more rugged hero, Harrison Ford’s bullwhip, belt, and whip holster (the only complete set to ever be offered at auction) from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is estimated to hammer down for between $250,000 and $500,000.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The item expected to go for the third-highest sum is Indiana Jones’ eight-foot bullwhip, belt, and whip holster used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • However, once his guardian arrived at the day care center, the information they were told was allegedly changed, as it was revealed that the boy had been bitten by a copperhead snake.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The University of Kentucky says the main types of venomous snakes found in the commonwealth are copperheads, pigmy rattlesnakes, timber rattlesnakes and western cottonmouths.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The sedate throwing of flowers erupted into a fistfight, a ministampede and people lashed with whips and riding quirts.
    John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2018
Noun
  • Luckily, Australian skinks have evolved their own molecular armor against cobra venom—using the exact same sugar-blocking mechanism that cobras use to resist their own toxins.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The vacation house has sat vacant over the long winter months, the windows latched tight against cobras and the clever fingers of baboons.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Choose from birch or walnut trim.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Common host plants include roses, hibiscus, pines, and some types of deciduous trees and shrubs including dogwood, oak, birch, ash, elm, and azaleas, as well as blackberry and raspberry bushes, says Khan.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their moccasin-like sole makes the boots comfortable to walk in, while the durable waterproof leather keeps your feet dry.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Joss placed a pair of moccasins between the couple, symbolizing their journey.
    Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Blacksnake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacksnake. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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