Snake
A snake is a legless reptile with a long, flexible body that moves by slithering.
Snakes range from harmless garden varieties to venomous species like cobras and rattlesnakes.
The creature's biblical association with deception gives snake its figurative meaning: a treacherous person who betrays trust.
He turned out to be a snake.
To snake is to move in a winding path: The river snakes through the valley.
A snake in the grass is a hidden enemy.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- venomInjected animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
coil · cobra · python · rattlesnake · boa · viper · forked tongue · shed
Urge toward the unwise
- EdenScriptural original paradise
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
wisdom · ouroboros · caduceus · rebirth · shedding · transformation · deception · fertility
Producing injected toxins
- bitePierce with teeth
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
warning · antivenom · toxic · lethal · fear · predator · ambush · camouflage
Disloyal pretend ally
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- untrustworthyNot deserving of confidence
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
schemer · manipulator · liar · snitch · double-crosser · informer · turncoat · Judas
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
fangs · coil · cobra · python · rattlesnake · boa · viper · forked tongue · shed · constrictor
temptation
Urge toward the unwise
cunning · wisdom · ouroboros · caduceus · rebirth · shedding · transformation · deception · fertility · eternity
venomous
Producing injected toxins
strike · warning · antivenom · toxic · lethal · fear · predator · ambush · camouflage · threat
backstabber
Disloyal pretend ally
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- untrustworthyNot deserving of confidence
two-faced · schemer · manipulator · liar · snitch · double-crosser · informer · turncoat · Judas · disloyal
auger
Spiral hole-maker
blockage · plumber · coil · flexible · clear · rooter · unclog · sewer · obstruction · cable
slither
Glide smoothly, sinuously
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
undulate · curve · meander · twist · weave · sinuous · coil · crawl · glide · sidewind
- riversMississippi, Amazon, river, rivers, Nile
Snakeloyal friend
Devoted, reliable companion
dove · lamb · faithful companion · saint · golden retriever
Snakestraight line
Undeviated continuous path
beeline · direct path · arrow · straightaway · as the crow flies
- snake pitsReptile-filled hollows or bedlam
- snake in the grassSecretly treacherous person
- snake oilFraudulent cure-all
- snake eyesPair of ones rolled
- snake bitePuncture from legless reptile
- venomous snakeSerpent with toxic bite
snakes, snaked, snaking, snaky, snakelike, snakeskin, snakebite, snakish