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Recent Examples of green snake
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.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Aside from the green snake logo on the lid, there's no reason the Razer Blade 16 couldn't work just as well for work, content creation, side hobbies, or school, in addition to gaming.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 9 June 2025
Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
During their surveys, researchers encountered several of these green snakes lurking in a cave, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
It’s rendered almost entirely in orange through the upper and sole unit, and a green snake wraps around the lateral Swoosh and eyestay.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Aside from the green snake logo on the lid, there's no reason the Razer Blade 16 couldn't work just as well for work, content creation, side hobbies, or school, in addition to gaming.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 9 June 2025
Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
During their surveys, researchers encountered several of these green snakes lurking in a cave, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
It’s rendered almost entirely in orange through the upper and sole unit, and a green snake wraps around the lateral Swoosh and eyestay.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green snake
Noun
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The movements no longer those of a minnow but rather of a garter snake in grass, with that edge of hiddenness and surprise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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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
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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Among the common non-venomous snakes found around here are garter, rat and bull snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Connecticut is home to 14 native snake species including the common garter snake, DeKay’s brownsnake, northern watersnake, and eastern milk snake.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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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But his game ended abruptly after a second, very real bite from a black and white banded sea snake, also known as a sea krait, which forced his medical evacuation.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Scott Reef is a remote ecosystem millions of years old that’s home to a diverse array of marine life including endangered dusky sea snakes and migratory pygmy blue whales.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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“Green snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green%20snake. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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