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Recent Examples of cobra
The forest cobra is the largest true cobra species in Africa, and can grow up to 10 feet long in the wild, according to iNaturalist.
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Gabriella Comi witnessed a dramatic stand-off between a lion and a cobra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
When disturbed, cabbage loopers frequently rear up like a cobra.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Gabriella Comi witnessed a dramatic stand-off between a lion and a cobra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
When disturbed, cabbage loopers frequently rear up like a cobra.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobra
Noun
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The smallest snake in the state, the pygmy rattlesnake, packs a punch given its compact size.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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If there was a six-foot gopher snake roaming the property, why not a rattlesnake, too?—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mesh styles made a return in pointy-toe kitten-heel pumps in neutral colors while the Babouche design was reinterpreted in a python print or black satin that winked also to comfy red carpet moments.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Staff said the python likely escaped its home and asked for help finding the snake’s owner.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Her strapless gown also touted a plunging neckline with subtle boning, teamed with a massive feather boa for added drama.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Though the platforms became the star of the show, other parts of Campbell’s ensemble, which included a bright pink feather boa and a Scottish inspired kilt, were also made famous by the fall.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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Powell County paramedic Eddie Barnes and one of his team members were called to the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in May after the zoo’s co-director, James Harrison, was bitten by a poisonous mamba snake, local news outlet LEX 18 reported.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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This included cobras, a green mamba, a boa constrictor and tarantulas, authorities said.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Burmese pythons are one of the state’s most notorious invasive species, and the FWC has implemented several efforts to remove the large nonvenomous constrictors from our ecosystem — primarily by humanely killing them.—
NBC South Florida,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Noun
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As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most people get bitten by copperheads, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency spokesperson Barry Cross told The Tennessean.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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For one, the Lidia thong design was rendered with in an anaconda print in a bold tangerine hue, but other versions played with cork or raffia elements, in addition to leather.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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But chaos erupts when the anaconda escapes mid-filming, forcing the team deep into the jungle in search of another.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2023
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Ripa claimed to be the first herpetologist in the world to watch venomous bushmasters mate....and was bitten by them at least seven times in his life.—
Mark Price,
charlotteobserver,
15 May 2017
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“Cobra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobra. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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