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Recent Examples of bull snake
Among the common non-venomous snakes found around here are garter, rat and bull snakes.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
According to wildlife specialist Kayla Jobe, who spoke with KOKI, bull snakes are not venomous and can be helpful to have near (but not in) your home since the reptile eats small rodents.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The backyard was home to a population of wildlife, such as bull snakes, racoons and skunks.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Various rat snakes are also known for eating a bunch of bird eggs, as are bull snakes, kingsnakes, and eastern racers.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
And somewhere, no doubt, a bull snake kept residence in a pocket gopher hole.
—Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
Officials set up infrared cameras, bait and unleashed a pair of bull snakes.
—Author: Amanda Coletta, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2019
Officials set up infrared cameras, bait and unleashed a pair of bull snakes.
—Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2019
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
According to wildlife specialist Kayla Jobe, who spoke with KOKI, bull snakes are not venomous and can be helpful to have near (but not in) your home since the reptile eats small rodents.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The backyard was home to a population of wildlife, such as bull snakes, racoons and skunks.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Various rat snakes are also known for eating a bunch of bird eggs, as are bull snakes, kingsnakes, and eastern racers.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
And somewhere, no doubt, a bull snake kept residence in a pocket gopher hole.
—Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
Officials set up infrared cameras, bait and unleashed a pair of bull snakes.
—Author: Amanda Coletta, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2019
Officials set up infrared cameras, bait and unleashed a pair of bull snakes.
—Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull snake
Noun
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The endangered Chiricahuan leopard frog and the northern Mexican garter snake in Arizona count among those directly threatened by this backyard bully.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Only a few thousand San Francisco garter snakes are estimated to remain in the wild.—
Pepper St. Clair,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Non-venomous serpents include rat, garter, bull and water snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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That makes people less likely to get a venomous bite from a coral snake.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Common venomous snakes in the state include rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes, with rattlesnakes being the most common.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other snakes seen during the biannual Snake Road movement include nonvenomous plain-bellied water snakes, rough green snakes, and Western ribbon snakes, as well as venomous species like the northern copperhead and timber rattlesnake.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rat snakes eat small rodents, green snakes will snack on insects and garden snakes feed on worms.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Just a rat snake…nothing dangerous.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Back in 2020, meanwhile, a man got the shock of his life when a four-foot rat snake began ringing his doorbell.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Often mistaken for king snakes or milk snakes, coral snakes display distinctive red, yellow, and black rings encircling their bodies.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Their distinctive bright colors of red, yellow and black are easily confused with the nonvenomous milk snake and the scarlet kingsnake, which has red, black, yellow or white banding.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Though gopher snakes can grow up to 9 feet in some rare cases.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to the California Herps database, the San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectens) is a subspecies of the Pacific gopher snake and can grow over seven feet in length.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Often mistaken for king snakes or milk snakes, coral snakes display distinctive red, yellow, and black rings encircling their bodies.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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But for Eloise Battle, the king snakes and black phoebes stood out.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Bull snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20snake. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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