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However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.
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Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
During their surveys, researchers encountered several of these green snakes lurking in a cave, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Stand out from the crowd and step into the limelight, literally, with this bright green snake print coat from Simon Miller.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2022
The family then kept the furry green snake at their home.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Mar. 2022
Locals captured a mysterious furry green snake in the Sakhon Nakhon province in early March.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Mar. 2022
The title of Pullman's new novella takes its name from Martin's daemon, a green snake, who brings a new revelation.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2020
The good-guy snakes include but aren’t limited to the eastern hognose snake, Texas brown snake, Texas rat snake, rough green snake, garter snake, milk snake, bullsnake, kingsnake, indigo snake, black racer, water snake, blind snake and coachwhip.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 8 June 2020
Even his hair -- purple and yellow, with a green snake on his crown -- was a tribute to hero.
—Eliott C. McLaughlin and Paul Vercammen, CNN, 24 Feb. 2020
Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
During their surveys, researchers encountered several of these green snakes lurking in a cave, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Stand out from the crowd and step into the limelight, literally, with this bright green snake print coat from Simon Miller.
—Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2022
The family then kept the furry green snake at their home.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Mar. 2022
Locals captured a mysterious furry green snake in the Sakhon Nakhon province in early March.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Mar. 2022
The title of Pullman's new novella takes its name from Martin's daemon, a green snake, who brings a new revelation.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2020
The good-guy snakes include but aren’t limited to the eastern hognose snake, Texas brown snake, Texas rat snake, rough green snake, garter snake, milk snake, bullsnake, kingsnake, indigo snake, black racer, water snake, blind snake and coachwhip.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 8 June 2020
Even his hair -- purple and yellow, with a green snake on his crown -- was a tribute to hero.
—Eliott C. McLaughlin and Paul Vercammen, CNN, 24 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green snake
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However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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Apart from garter snakes, which are known to cluster together in their hundreds in what’s called a hibernaculum during the winter months, most snakes are solo actors.New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2024
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For one thing, rattlesnakes have different fat profiles than Chinese water snakes.Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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My friend the artist and naturalist George Sanford McGee, who came with us, spotted a gorgeous brown water snake napping on one knee.John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
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This family of about 400 species includes coral snakes, cobras, and mambas and is considered medically important since their bites can destroy tissue, cause the heart to collapse, induce blindness, and more.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024
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In the Southeast, there are several venomous snakes that could potentially cause an injury to a human or pet: three species of rattlesnakes (eastern diamondback, timber, and pygmy), copperhead, cotton mouth (also known as water moccasins), and coral snake, says Maerz.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2024
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The backyard was home to a population of wildlife, such as bull snakes, racoons and skunks.Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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Various rat snakes are also known for eating a bunch of bird eggs, as are bull snakes, kingsnakes, and eastern racers.Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
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According to the Weixin post, snakes native to North America like the Texas rat snake and the milk snake were discovered in the smuggler's trousers.Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 12 July 2024
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The Guatemalan milk snake had much smaller hemiclitores, measuring 0.1 inches long and 0.06 inches wide, per the Times.Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
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Explore her life at the center and learn how rat snakes survive in the wild.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
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Cadden added that after speaking to a Game and Fish expert on reptiles, the slithery creature appeared to be a gopher snake, one of the most common nonvenomous snakes in Arizona.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
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Its tail is also wide and blunt, compared to the gopher snake’s thinner, more pointed one.Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022
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Filmed over nearly four years, the series explores locations from the Himalayas to the Western Pacific, featuring wildlife stories including elephants that have learned to stop buses to steal food in Sri Lanka and sea snakes hunting in partnership with fish.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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There was yet more to see—wild horses and noodle-nosed saiga antelope, coves of turquoise water filled with shipwrecks and sea snakes, and camel caravans on the Turkman border.J.R. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2024
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“Green snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green%20snake. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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