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Recent Examples of puff adder
The one in particular that gave them trouble was the puff adder, which—like southern Pacific rattlesnakes—is an ambush predator.
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Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2018
An ambushing puff adder is both camouflaged and unsmellable to predators.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2017
An ambusher's arsenal: chemical crypsis in the puff adder (Bitis arietans).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2015
This kind of behavioral segmentation had never been observed before, which the researchers say is odd given how common the puff adder is throughout Africa and is frequently kept in captivity.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
But only one snake uses both its tail and its tongue to lure prey: the African puff adder.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
The 22-year-old, who owned a venomous puff adder, was treated with anti-venom in Connolly Hospital, the Irish Post reported last month.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2020
This was apparently the case with the man who was bitten in late February by a puff adder, a venomous snake native to semiarid regions (i.e., not Ireland).
—Gillian Brockell, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2020
The researchers captured puff adder shy sharks in a harbor in Cape Town, South Africa, and transported them to a government research aquarium, where the fish acclimated for four months.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2019
Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2018
An ambushing puff adder is both camouflaged and unsmellable to predators.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2017
An ambusher's arsenal: chemical crypsis in the puff adder (Bitis arietans).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2015
This kind of behavioral segmentation had never been observed before, which the researchers say is odd given how common the puff adder is throughout Africa and is frequently kept in captivity.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
But only one snake uses both its tail and its tongue to lure prey: the African puff adder.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
The 22-year-old, who owned a venomous puff adder, was treated with anti-venom in Connolly Hospital, the Irish Post reported last month.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2020
This was apparently the case with the man who was bitten in late February by a puff adder, a venomous snake native to semiarid regions (i.e., not Ireland).
—Gillian Brockell, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2020
The researchers captured puff adder shy sharks in a harbor in Cape Town, South Africa, and transported them to a government research aquarium, where the fish acclimated for four months.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puff adder
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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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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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During their surveys, researchers encountered several of these green snakes lurking in a cave, the study said.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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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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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 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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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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All sorts of animals that would horrify the average homeowner — like a four-foot-long venomous coral snake — were now his neighbors, which led to deeper reflections.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 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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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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“Puff adder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20adder. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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