Venomous Sentence Examples

Of reptiles the lizard and chameleon are common, and there are a number of venomous serpents, though these are not so numerous as in other tropical countries.

Most of these are venomous, but all are not equally dreaded.

Venomous snakes abound.

Serpents are very common, both venomous and non-venomous; the pythons attain a great size.

The king cobra is the largest venomous snake, growing up to 16 ft long.

There are 20 species of venomous snakes in the United States.

In central Queensland and elsewhere, snakes, both venomous and harmless, are eaten, the head being first carefully smashed to pulp with a stone.

It has a highly venomous, possibly fatal bite.

The Elapidae family includes two kinds of venomous coral snakes indigenous to the southern and western states.

Venomous pit viper bites usually begin to swell within ten minutes and sometimes are painful.

From venomous snakes and dangerous alligators to cockroaches and bees, Bretherton has a unique skill set that allows him to quickly assess a situation and find the best solution.

Bees, hornets, spiders, fire ants, yellow jackets and wasp stings are the insect bites that are often considered the most agonizing, irritating, and venomous.

Immediately after being stung, many people find the stinger (which injects venomous poison into the bloodstream) stuck in their skin.

The jellyfish is surrounded by tentacles that are covered in venomous sacs.

The crocodile is found in the Mekong, and there are many varieties of reptiles, some of them venomous.

The proportionately enormous chelae (chelicerae) of the first pair of appendages are not provided with poison glands; their bite is not venomous.

Among smaller animals the jerboa and other descriptions of rat, and the wabar or cony are common; lizards and snakes are numerous, most of the latter being venomous.

There are 10 species of land-snakes (hebi), among which one only (the mamushi, or Trigonocephalus Blomhoffi) is venomous.

Digestion is quick and much accelerated by the quantity of saliva which is secreted during the progress of deglutition, and in venomous snakes probably also by the chemical action of the poison.

Nicander of Colophon has also left us two epics, one on remedies for poisons, the other on the bites of venomous beasts.

Their power over serpents has been doubted, yet their performances remain unexplained; they, however, always extract the fangs of venomous serpents.

Among the venomous reptiles and insects are the rattlesnake, the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), a poisonous lizard, and the tarantula (Mygale Heintzii), which, however, are common only in certain places and at certain seasons.

The only venomous species to be found in central Chile is that of a spider which frequents the wheat fields in harvest time.

His hands were then bound, and he was cast into a den of venomous serpents; but he played so sweetly on the harp with his toes that he charmed the reptiles, except one adder, by which he was stung to death.

At the upper extreme crimes become cruel, filthy, beastly and disgusting, smiles become malicious and voices venomous.

By the way, they didn't stay indifferent long later they became hateful, venomous, plotting murderers.

In addition, soldiers should expect to encounter numerous venomous reptiles, insects, and plants.

When the hook is slid underneath the body of a venomous serpent, the snake may be safely lifted and carried about.

Ereshkigal's words crawled over Ishtar like a venomous spider.

Beedrill fly at incredibly high speeds and they attack using the large venomous stingers on their forelegs and tails.

Can they uncover the venomous secrets of an evil Snake Cult to find the long-lost talisman of the Cobra King?

Here is a sample of the text, " What serpent so venomous as he who calls the pope's authority tyrannous?

Few, if any, of the spiders found in temperate regions are particularly venomous or likely to bite.

Any advise would be appreciated. thanks Barry Most snakes are not venomous in this area.

I have seen a few cases recently - The Adder is the only venomous snake found in Britain.

Venomous reptiles are numerous, and the Mekong contains crocodiles.

The odour alone of guaco has been said to cause in snakes a state of stupor and torpidity; and Humboldt, who observed that the near approach of a rod steeped in guaco-juice was obnoxious to the venomous Coluber corallinus, was of opinion that inoculation with it imparts to the perspiration an odour which makes reptiles unwilling to bite.

The scorpion is rare, but large and venomous spiders are common.

The most moderate form of the censure presents him in the odious light of a trimmer; the vulgar and venomous assailant is sure that Erasmus was a Protestant at heart, but withheld the avowal that he might not forfeit the worldly advantages he enjoyed as a Catholic. When by study of his writings we come to know Erasmus intimately, there is revealed to us one of those natures to which partisanship is an impossibility.

Toplady wrote a venomous [[Letter]] to Mr Wesley (1770), and Wesley repeated his comments in The Consequence Proved (1771), whereupon Toplady replied with increased acridity in More Work for Mr Wesley (1772).

On his return he was fiercely assailed by the diet for not risking everything in a pitched battle, but Zolkiewski defended himself with an eloquence which silenced his most venomous opponents.

Weever fish are silvery with a black venomous fin and spines.

Venomous snakes are found throughout the world; they are even lurking in our oceans.

Ereshkigal 's words crawled over Ishtar like a venomous spider.

All captive venomous snakes should be treated with a healthy respect.

Meanwhile, the venomous spider that was also in the parcel is roaming the Leisure Center.

I struck him down with no more compunction than if he had been some foul and venomous beast.

Here is a sample of the text, What serpent so venomous as he who calls the pope 's authority tyrannous?

The adder is a member of the viper family and is the only venomous snake in northwest Europe.

Nearly all spiders are venomous, as they must use their venom to paralyze their prey.

Each year about 8,000 Americans receive a venomous snakebite, but no more than about 15 die, mostly from rattlesnake bites.

Pit vipers, named after the small heat-sensing pit that lies between each eye and nostril, are responsible for about 99 percent of the venomous snakebites suffered by Americans.

Although most snakes are not venomous, any snakebite should immediately be examined at a hospital.

The venomous scorpion, tail curled, is the symbol of Scorpio.

Should you be unfortunate enough to be stung by this species of venomous jellyfish, emergency medical treatment is advised.

Spiders are also represented by a large number of genera and species, the most dreaded being the venomous " tarantula " and the savage " mygale."

The longest, Theriaca, is an hexameter poem (958 lines) on the nature of venomous animals and the wounds which they inflict.

Among the wild animals are the elephant (comparatively rare), the leopard, varieties of antelope, many kinds of monkeys and numerous venomous snakes.

While Dean had been at odds with the man since their first confrontation last January, it was Fitzgerald's venomous comments at the debate that led Dean to now believe him capable of almost anything.

The so-called colubrine venomous snakes, which retain in a great measure an external resemblance to the innocuous snakes, have the maxillary bone not at all, or but little, shortened, armed in front with a fixed, erect fang, which is provided with a deep groove or canal for the conveyance of the poison, the fluid being secreted by a special poison-gland.

The list of reptiles includes the venomous Vipera ammodytes and Pelias berus, while scorpions and lizards infest the stony wastes of the Karst.

The name was adopted because of the fancied resemblance of the peace party to the venomous copperhead snake, and, though applied as a term of opprobrium, it was willingly assumed by those upon whom it was bestowed.

Apparently the only instances of mimicry known amongst reptiles occur amongst snakes; and in all the cases quoted by Wallace harmless snakes mimic venomous species.

Snakes - many of them venomous - are numerous, and there are many varieties of lizards.

They also give out that they render snakes harmless by the use of charms or music, - in reality it is by extracting the venomous fangs.

As its name indicates it was first discovered in Persia, where the belief in the venomous nature of its bite to human beings is both widespread and historical.

At first he was vastly pleased with the city and court of Rome; but his satisfaction ere long turned to discontent, and he gave vent to his ill-humour in a venomous satire on the pope's treasurer, 1MIilliardo Cicala.

Reptiles are scarce, and venomous reptiles unknown.

The whole apparatus is so exactly analogous in structure to the poison-gland and tooth of a venomous snake as to suggest a similar function, and there is now evidence that it employs this organ as an offensive weapon.

Considering, however, the numbers of venomous and innocuous snakes that occur in most tropical countries, it might be supposed that mimicry in this order of reptiles would be of commoner occurrence than appears to be the case.

Satan himself, " the venomous Beast," will be restored to his angelic nature.

Robespierre, who was himself on the brink of the volcano, remembered the venomous sallies in the Journal de Paris.

There are four species of lizard and three snakes, none of which is venomous; a land tortoise, a turtle and a frog.

Among venomous snakes the harlequin, or coral snake (Elaps fulvius) is common along the coast; the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) along the wooded banks of creeks and rivers; the cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), in all parts of the state except the more arid districts; the "sidewiper," or massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus consors, sometimes called Crotalophorus tergeminus) and the ground rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius), in all sections.

There are numerous venomous serpents, but the mortality from snake-bite is low.

In the other venomous snakes (viperines and crotalines) the maxillary bone is very short, and is armed with a single very long curved fang with a canal and aperture at each end.

Of birds there are 316 species, and several of venomous snakes.

These spiders are very much larger and more venomous than the largest of the Lycosidae, and in the Southern states of North America the species of wasps that destroy them have been called tarantula hawks.

Some -of the snakes of India are to be seen in the hotter regions, including the python and some of the venomous species, the cobra being found as high up as 8000 or 9000 ft., though not common.

Rattlesnakes and moccasins, or cottonmouths, both venomous, are occasionally seen.

Among reptiles are several kinds of venomous snakesthe horned viper, the hooded snake and the echis.