How to Use venomous in a Sentence

venomous

adjective
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  • The cobra is a venomous snake.
  • There’s a big ol’ tank of venomous snakes that pays off big-time.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Are there poisonous plants or venomous snakes in the area?
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • This is the venomous-snake version of the Perfect Storm.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 30 June 2020
  • The Timber Rattlesnake is the other venomous snake found in the area.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The head of the 10-foot non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
    — Fox News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • While many spiders are venomous, most do not have strong or long enough fangs to pierce the skin.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • The head of the 10-foot-long non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
    — Rod McGuirk, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Sheehy said that both the diminutive snake and the centipede are venomous.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The zookeepers take in more than 100 venomous snakes from a private home.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2020
  • Arizona is home to 13 species of rattlesnakes, all of which are venomous.
    — Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
  • The non-venomous snake was removed from the plane by airport staff after the flight landed in Newark.
    — CBS News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Not the base, which could still allow the animal to kick at you with its venomous spurs.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
    — Warren Kulo | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Of those, two-thirds are venomous and a handful are deadly.
    — Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Since snake attacks may be venomous, it is advised to try to walk away from them.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021
  • But there are a few types of venomous spiders in the U.S. that can cause more severe issues.
    — Sarah Jacob, SELF, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Much of the general chit-chat around me is now overly venomous and scary.
    — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Three species of snakes did manage to make the journey to Britain, including a venomous snake known as the adder.
    — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Some species of venomous sea snakes lost their ability to see in color when the moved from the land to the ocean about 110 million years ago.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
  • The spider is venomous, however, most of the time the fangs aren’t big enough to puncture human skin.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Mar. 2022
  • And its sting is among the most venomous in the world, delivered in large doses through its sizable stinger.
    — Megan Molteni, Wired, 24 Aug. 2020
  • South Florida is home to 47 species of snakes, but only four of those are venomous.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The venomous bite of the funnel-web spider can kill in hours if left untreated.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2020
  • They can get mixed up for the cottonmouth snake, which also hangs out near the water and is venomous.
    — Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Rattlesnakes are venomous and can be deadly — and should be given a wide berth.
    — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Officers also found a 3-year-old girl in a high chair near a venomous snake inside the home.
    — CBS News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The toxins from multiple stings can equal that of a venomous snake and can be deadly.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 4 May 2020
  • Op Ed:Andy Beshear is the great antidote to Trump's venomous propaganda.
    — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
  • The man narrowly avoided being bitten by the venomous snake before calling Virginia Wildlife Management and Control to help remove the reptile.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024

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