slitherers
Things that slide
Slitherers are things that slither—moving with a smooth, sliding motion close to the ground.
The word typically describes snakes and snake-like creatures: The slitherers in the terrarium pressed against the glass.
It can apply figuratively to people who move stealthily or seem untrustworthy: Those slitherers in accounting are up to something.
Elongated limbless reptiles
- serpentsElongated legless reptiles
- vipersVenomous fanged serpents
- pythonsNon-venomous squeezing snakes
- boasSqueezing serpents or wraps
cobras · adders · asps · constrictors · rattlesnakes · mambas · anacondas · scales
Moves with furtive care
- creepsUnsettling individuals
- deceiversThose who mislead intentionally
- traitorsThose who commit disloyalty
- backstabbersThose who deceive allies
schemers · manipulators · untrustworthy · conniving · devious · cunning · treacherous · slippery
Reptile that kills by looking
- MedusaStone-gazing mythic creature
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
- sea serpentLegendary aquatic monster
- wyrmLimbless dragon creature
Ouroboros · lamia · hydra · dragon · leviathan · serpent god · feathered serpent · coiled
Limbless burrowing invertebrates
- slugsShell-less land mollusks
- snailsShelled terrestrial gastropods
- caterpillarsLarval moths or butterflies
- leechesBlood-drinking segmented worms
earthworms · maggots · larvae · centipedes · millipedes · grubs · inchworms · nightcrawlers
snakes
Elongated limbless reptiles
- serpentsElongated legless reptiles
- vipersVenomous fanged serpents
- pythonsNon-venomous squeezing snakes
boas · cobras · adders · asps · constrictors · rattlesnakes · mambas · anacondas · scales · fangs
sneaks
Moves with furtive care
- creepsUnsettling individuals
- deceiversThose who mislead intentionally
- traitorsThose who commit disloyalty
backstabbers · schemers · manipulators · untrustworthy · conniving · devious · cunning · treacherous · slippery · dishonest
basilisk
Reptile that kills by looking
- MedusaStone-gazing mythic creature
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
- sea serpentLegendary aquatic monster
wyrm · Ouroboros · lamia · hydra · dragon · leviathan · serpent god · feathered serpent · coiled · scales
worms
Limbless burrowing invertebrates
- slugsShell-less land mollusks
- snailsShelled terrestrial gastropods
- caterpillarsLarval moths or butterflies
leeches · earthworms · maggots · larvae · centipedes · millipedes · grubs · inchworms · nightcrawlers · parasites