How to Use venomous in a Sentence

venomous

adjective
  • The cobra is a venomous snake.
  • There’s a big ol’ tank of venomous snakes that pays off big-time.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Are there poisonous plants or venomous snakes in the area?
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • This is the venomous-snake version of the Perfect Storm.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 30 June 2020
  • The Timber Rattlesnake is the other venomous snake found in the area.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The species is native to Southeast Asia and is non-venomous.
    Fox News, 17 July 2019
  • The head of the 10-foot non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
    Fox News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • While many spiders are venomous, most do not have strong or long enough fangs to pierce the skin.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • The head of the 10-foot-long non-venomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
    Rod McGuirk, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Sheehy said that both the diminutive snake and the centipede are venomous.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Anything with a mouth can bite but they were told that these snakes were not venomous.
    Lynette Rice, EW.com, 15 July 2019
  • The zookeepers take in more than 100 venomous snakes from a private home.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2020
  • Arizona is home to 13 species of rattlesnakes, all of which are venomous.
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
  • While snake bites around the state are common, most of these reptiles are not venomous.
    Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 25 July 2019
  • The non-venomous snake was removed from the plane by airport staff after the flight landed in Newark.
    CBS News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Not the base, which could still allow the animal to kick at you with its venomous spurs.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Of those, two-thirds are venomous and a handful are deadly.
    Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Florida is home to 50 kinds of snakes but most are not venomous.
    Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019
  • Since snake attacks may be venomous, it is advised to try to walk away from them.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021
  • But there are a few types of venomous spiders in the U.S. that can cause more severe issues.
    Sarah Jacob, SELF, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Much of the general chit-chat around me is now overly venomous and scary.
    Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Three species of snakes did manage to make the journey to Britain, including a venomous snake known as the adder.
    Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Some species of venomous sea snakes lost their ability to see in color when the moved from the land to the ocean about 110 million years ago.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
  • The spider is venomous, however, most of the time the fangs aren’t big enough to puncture human skin.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Police say the snake wasn’t venomous and was released in nearby woods.
    USA TODAY, 10 July 2019
  • And its sting is among the most venomous in the world, delivered in large doses through its sizable stinger.
    Megan Molteni, Wired, 24 Aug. 2020
  • South Florida is home to 47 species of snakes, but only four of those are venomous.
    Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Op Ed:Andy Beshear is the great antidote to Trump's venomous propaganda.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
  • Characterized by its robust body, bead-like scales, and strikingly vibrant coloration with orange and black patterns, the Gila monster is one of the few dangerously venomous lizards in the world.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024

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