as in garter snake
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples of sea snake in a Sentence
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Recent Examples on the Web
The team found that the annulated sea snake now has four intact copies of the opsin gene SWS1.
—
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
Credit: Ridgway et al., 2022 Dolphin Z catching sea snakes in the Pacific Ocean with head jerks and a victory squeal.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2023
Sharks, sea snakes, and other wildlife will make preparations to escape becoming trapped or hurt as massive storms approach a coast.
—Popular Science, 28 Sep. 2022
Despite the potency of sea snake venom, fatal encounters between sea snakes and humans are rare.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for sea snake 
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
Credit: Ridgway et al., 2022 Dolphin Z catching sea snakes in the Pacific Ocean with head jerks and a victory squeal.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2023
Sharks, sea snakes, and other wildlife will make preparations to escape becoming trapped or hurt as massive storms approach a coast.
—Popular Science, 28 Sep. 2022
Despite the potency of sea snake venom, fatal encounters between sea snakes and humans are rare.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for sea snake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea snake
Noun
-
However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
-
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
Noun
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
For one thing, rattlesnakes have different fat profiles than Chinese water snakes.Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
-
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
Noun
-
There's also an Orkney origin story involving a giant sea serpent.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
-
Descriptions include 150-foot-long monsters that caused shipwrecks by wrapping their tentacles around ships, plenty of sea serpents with giant heads and long tails, and one story from 1903 of a group of men who saw a creature with a series of wings, a head like an elephant and horns.Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024
Noun
-
The backyard was home to a population of wildlife, such as bull snakes, racoons and skunks.Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
-
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
Noun
-
Explore her life at the center and learn how rat snakes survive in the wild.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
-
However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
Noun
-
However, certain species — such as rat snakes and rough green snakes — are better at climbing than others.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
Noun
-
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
-
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
Thesaurus Entries Near sea snake
Cite this Entry
“Sea snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20snake. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share