snakes
Scales without limbs
Snakes are legless reptiles with elongated, scaly bodies—pythons, cobras, rattlesnakes, and thousands of other species.
Some are venomous.
Figuratively, a snake is a treacherous person: Watch out for him—he's a snake.
The verb means to move in a winding path: The river snakes through the valley.
Snakes and ladders is a children's board game.
Glide smoothly, sinuously
- undulateMove in waves
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- coilWound circular arrangement
- writheTwist body in pain
sidewind · sinuous · flexuous · creep · slink · wriggle · meander · constrict
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
boa · cobra · anaconda · rattlesnake · mamba · adder · asp · garter
Producing injected toxins
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
- cytotoxinAgent destroying cells
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
antivenom · bite · envenomation · rattlesnake · cobra · mamba · viper · adder
Breaking of trust
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
untrustworthy · Judas · turncoat · duplicity · scheming · sneaky · underhanded · viper
Urge toward the unwise
- EdenScriptural original paradise
- devilEvil supernatural entity
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
cunning · guile · forbidden fruit · Genesis · evil · sin · seduction · trickster
slither
Glide smoothly, sinuously
writhe · sidewind · sinuous · flexuous · creep · slink · wriggle · meander · constrict · strike
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- viperFanged toxic serpent
python · boa · cobra · anaconda · rattlesnake · mamba · adder · asp · garter · kingsnake
venomous
Producing injected toxins
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
- cytotoxinAgent destroying cells
fangs · antivenom · bite · envenomation · rattlesnake · cobra · mamba · viper · adder · pitviper
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
two-faced · untrustworthy · Judas · turncoat · duplicity · scheming · sneaky · underhanded · viper · conniving
temptation
Urge toward the unwise
deception · cunning · guile · forbidden fruit · Genesis · evil · sin · seduction · trickster · ouroboros
phobia
Persistent irrational dread
disgust · creepy · nightmare · panic · shiver · scream · startled · recoil · avoidance · heebie-jeebies
auger
Spiral hole-maker
unclog · rooter · blockage · sewer · coiled wire
- creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- nature scienceanimals, plants, insects, butterflies, caterpillars
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
snakesendotherms
Organisms producing internal heat
quadrupeds · mammals · birds · centipedes · spiders
snakesdogs
Domesticated barking mammals
cats · pets · domesticated animals · horses · companion animals
- 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
snake, snaking, snaked, snakebite, snakebites, snakelike, snakeskin, snakey, snakebit