Snake synonyms

reptile. serpent

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

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reptile

A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia.

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serpent

In the Bible, the creature that tempted Eve, identified in Christian tradition with Satan.

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rattlesnake (related)

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

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mamba

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

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slither

To move about smoothly and from side to side.

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reptilian

(Ufology) One of a race of extraterrestrial shape-shifters purported to secretly control the world.

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pussyfoot

To move with stealth or caution, like a cat

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snake river

A river of the northwest United States rising in northwest Wyoming and flowing about 1,670 km (1,040 mi) through southern Idaho, along the Oregon-Idaho and Idaho-Washington borders, and through southeast Washington to the Columbia River. The river has spectacular deep gorges and is used for irrigation and hydroelectric power. In southeast Idaho it forms the southern edge of the Snake River Plain, a large, arid region.

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snake-in-the-grass

A treacherous or deceitful person

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serpentine

(Geology, botany) Of or characteristic of serpentine rocks or the plants that grow there.

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fer-de-lance

A large, poisonous pit viper (Bothrops atrox) found in tropical America

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sneak

To sneak is defined as to move around or do something in a quiet or cowardly way.

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repetition (related)

To petition again.

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urutu

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anguine

Pertaining to snakes or serpents

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colubrine

Colubrid.

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serpentiform

Having the form of a serpent.

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groveling

The act of one who grovels.

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entwine

To twine or twist together.

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twine

To wind, coil, or wrap around something:

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slink

(Intransitive) To sneak about furtively.

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hydra

(Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with seven heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours. Also called the Lernaean Hydra.

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vermin

Various insects, rodents, or other small animals regarded as pests because destructive, disease-carrying, etc., as flies, lice, rats, or weasels

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anguiform

Shaped like a snake.

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worm

(Nautical) To fill in the contlines of a rope before parcelling and serving.

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bushmaster

A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America

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ophidian

Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.

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sinuous

Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.

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sinuate

To bend or curve; wind in and out.

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undulate

To undulate is to move in a gentle, rolling, wave-like motion.

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curl

To cause to move in a curve.

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meander

To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction:

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lurk

To stay hidden, ready to spring out, attack, etc.; lie in wait

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prowl

Prowl is defined as to sneak about or search for prey.

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glide

Glide is defined as to move easily or flow smoothly.

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slip

To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

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steal

To get or take secretly or artfully:

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coil

To wind or gather (rope, a hose, etc.) into a circular or spiral form

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corkscrew

To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.

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spiral

To move in or form a spiral

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weave

To move from side to side or in and out

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wreathe

To twist or entwine into a wreath or a wreathlike shape:

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crawl

To move or act in an abjectly servile manner

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creep

To move along with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees, in the way that a baby does

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fang (related)

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twist

To move in a curved path, as a ball given a spinning motion

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wind

To go along (a curving or twisting course):

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mouse

(Obs.) To tear or rend as a cat does a mouse

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gumshoe

To work as a detective.

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move (related)

To be disposed of by sale:

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straight (related)

In a straight line or direction; unswervingly

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shoshone (related)

A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of Idaho, northern Utah, eastern Oregon, and western Montana, with a present-day population mostly in southeast Idaho.

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shovel-nose

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slide

(Intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

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skulk

To conceal oneself; to hide

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centipede (related)

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salamander (related)

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scorpion (related)

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crocodile (related)

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lizard (related)

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alligator (related)

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toad (related)

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man-eating (related)

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viperine (related)

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snake-like (related)

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frog (related)

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spider (related)

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monster (related)

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