sand snakes
Sidewinding through hot grains
Sand snakes are small, slender snakes adapted to desert environments, often burrowing through loose sand.
Several unrelated species share the name across different continents.
In the television series *Game of Thrones*, the Sand Snakes are the illegitimate daughters of Oberyn Martell—fierce warriors from Dorne: The Sand Snakes sought revenge for their father's death.
Wind-formed sand ridges
- aridDevoid of water
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- barrenUnable to produce
- sandstormWind-driven desert grit
mirage · oasis · burrow · sidewinder · sirocco · sunbaked · aridity · drought
Plates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- squamataScaled reptile order
cold-blooded · oviparous · shedding · camouflage · burrowing · nocturnal · ambush · predator
Divine snake being
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- gorgonSnake-haired petrifying she-beast
- hydraFreshwater cnidarian polyp
serpent · dragon · echidna · leviathan · legend · lore · mythos
Sharp piercing teeth
- bitePierce with teeth
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
neurotoxic · hemotoxic · lethal · venom gland · spitting · cytotoxic · deadly · toxicology
dunes
Wind-formed sand ridges
sandstorm · mirage · oasis · burrow · sidewinder · sirocco · sunbaked · aridity · drought · caravan
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
squamata · cold-blooded · oviparous · shedding · camouflage · burrowing · nocturnal · ambush · predator · carnivore
naga
Divine snake being
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- gorgonSnake-haired petrifying she-beast
hydra · serpent · dragon · echidna · leviathan · legend · lore · mythos
fangs
Sharp piercing teeth
envenomation · neurotoxic · hemotoxic · lethal · venom gland · spitting · cytotoxic · deadly · toxicology · anaphylaxis
assassin
Paid murderer of targets
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination