Synonyms of serpents

serpents

noun

plural of serpent

1

as in snakes

a limbless reptile with a long body

an Aztec carving of a feathered serpent representing the god Quetzalcoatl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snakes
• vipers
• cobras
• pythons
• boas
• rattlesnakes
• asps
• adders
• racers
• copperheads
• constrictors
• moccasins
• anacondas
• kraits
• sea serpents
• water snakes
• mambas
• taipans
• garter snakes
• sea snakes
• pit vipers
• coral snakes
• rat snakes
• gopher snakes
• bull snakes
• milk snakes
• green snakes
• king snakes
• water moccasins
• king cobras
• worm snakes
• indigo snakes
• pine snakes
• sidewinders
• hognose snakes
• puff adders
• fer-de-lance
• bushmasters
• blacksnakes
• chicken snakes
• diamondback rattlesnakes
• blue racers
• black racers
• horned vipers
• cottonmouth moccasins

2

as in traitors

one who betrays a trust or an allegiance

a serpent in their midst had betrayed the revolutionaries to the authorities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traitors
• snakes
• betrayers
• Judases
• backstabbers
• quislings
• turncoats
• apostates
• double-crossers
• double-dealers
• subversives
• collaborators
• renegades
• conspirators
• subverters
• recreants
• informers
• informants
• intriguers
• collaborationists
• schemers
• sellouts
• plotters
• coconspirators
• deserters
• defectors
• gossips
• talkers
• tattlers
• accommodationists
• gossipers
• stool pigeons
• snitches
• gossipmongers
• squealers
• tattletales
• rats
• rumormongers
• blabbermouths
• snitchers
• telltales
• talebearers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of serpents

In Roman art, invidia is sometimes depicted as a gaunt Medusa-like figure with serpents for hair. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Those serpents include six rattlesnake species and non-rattlers, such as the Copperhead, Water Moccasin (or Cottonmouth) and Eastern Coral snakes. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Laocoön and His Sons, an exquisite marble sculpture of the legendary Trojan priest writhing in agony as he’s attacked by sea-serpents, was first unearthed in the early sixteenth-century, the only missing piece his right arm. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026

Were a lot of serpents biting people in those days. — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026

Frenzied shapes—sparks, ribbons, spirals, glyphs, shadowy crosses, serpents—float among them through an undefined ether, as if transmitting cryptic information. — Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025

The range of the monster drawings included primitive people, giant spiders, serpents, snails and fantastical fish. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025