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Recent Examples of pit viper
The timber rattlesnake is a pit viper that is gray in color, sometimes with a pinkish hue, with black and brown diamond-like shapes across its back.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
And when something warm moves across a cool background, that’s all the information a pit viper needs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
And for one species of pit viper, life would never be the same again.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The snakes are similar to other forest-dwelling pit vipers, including in the shape of the male genitalia.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
And when something warm moves across a cool background, that’s all the information a pit viper needs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
And for one species of pit viper, life would never be the same again.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The snakes are similar to other forest-dwelling pit vipers, including in the shape of the male genitalia.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit viper
Noun
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The garter snakes were all safely released on the same property away from where the crews were digging.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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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
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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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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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
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Meanwhile, a Central Texas woman was bitten by a rat snake coiled under her toilet seat in December.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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According to World Atlas, a gopher snake once slithered aboard a motorboat on Lake Pleasant, and rattlesnakes have been filmed swimming across the surface.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Like when my husband assured me that the snake right outside the door was a rattler, so the poor gopher snake died needlessly.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Endangered Florida panthers and indigo snakes will be killed by the increasing vehicle traffic entering the facility.—
Elise Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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The program is operated by the zoo and helps breed Eastern indigo snakes to restore their wild population.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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“Pit viper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20viper. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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