snakebite

Fangs broke skin

A snakebite is a wound inflicted by a snake's fangs, potentially injecting venom: She was hospitalized after a snakebite while hiking.

The term extends to a British drink mixing lager and cider in equal parts, sometimes with a splash of blackcurrant cordial.

In American slang, a snakebite can be a quick, sharp pinch to someone's arm.

venom

antivenom

Serum countering toxic bites

cytotoxin · toxin · venomous · fangs · glands · toxicology · anaphylaxis · paralysis · coagulation · serum

injury

wound

Coiled, or an injury

inflammation · pain · tissue damage · necrosis · scarring · laceration · hemorrhage · bruising · infection · tenderness

snake

viper

Fanged toxic serpent

  • cobraHooded venomous serpent
  • rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
  • mambaFast, lethal African serpent

adder · copperhead · taipan · krait · boomslang · asp · serpent · reptile · scales · slither

drink

lager

Cold-conditioned beer

pub · ale · draught · blackcurrant · British · tavern · stout · porter · shandy · taproom

emergency

antivenom

Serum countering toxic bites

tourniquet · immobilization · triage · urgent · lifesaving · 911 · medevac · survival · critical · trauma

Categories
Opposites
type of animal injury

snakebitesting

Sharp wound from insect

bee sting · wasp sting · scorpion sting · jellyfish sting · scratch

venom/treatment

snakebiteantivenom

Serum countering toxic bites

antivenin · snakebite treatment · antidote · cure · treatment

SAFETY VS. DANGER (snake encounter)

snakebitenear miss

Narrowly averted incident

Phrases
Family

snakebites, snakebit

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG