How to Use nonvenomous in a Sentence

nonvenomous

adjective
  • So your chances of coming across a nonvenomous one are pretty good.
    — Nancy Clanton, ajc, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The snake species is nonvenomous but does make a rattling sound when threatened.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The Golden State is home to dozens of nonvenomous snake species.
    — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Boa constrictors are nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by squeezing them in their strong coils.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And as the parks division said, these nonvenomous snakes are harmless.
    — Michelle Lou, CNN, 11 June 2019
  • Pythons and other large nonvenomous snakes kill their prey by constricting them, which cuts off blood flow through the prey’s body.
    — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 15 Mar. 2017
  • Australia, for instance, has more venomous snakes than nonvenomous ones.
    — Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But some of those nonvenomous snakes like to talk a big game and fraudulently claim to be dangerous.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike cobras, vipers and rattlesnakes, a Burmese python is nonvenomous.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Watch how to tell the difference between a deadly cottonmouth snake and a nonvenomous rat snake in this video.
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 15 June 2018
  • The venomous coral snake does not have the telltale arrowhead shape and can often be confused with the nonvenomous kingsnake.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • However, unlike a rattlesnake, a gopher snake is nonvenomous and its tail does not rattle.
    — Johana Restrepo, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Tait found the culprits – a pair of nonvenomous carpet pythons – slithering through his bedroom and living room.
    — Fox News, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The calls come in for snakes of all varieties, including nonvenomous gopher, garter, king, racer, rosy boa and rat snakes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022
  • But around month ago, the wildlife-loving pharmaceutical researcher just had to get hands-on with a small nonvenomous snake for its own good.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The head of the 10-foot nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
    — NBC News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • But there’s little debate that snakes — both venomous and nonvenomous species — play key roles in their respective ecosystems.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
  • Also, many nonvenomous snakes—along with copperheads and cottonmouths—will shake their tails when frightened.
    — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 25 Apr. 2023
  • When confronted by humans, some nonvenomous snakes will rattle their tails in leaves, mimicking the sound of a rattlesnake.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Because fire officials don’t have the tools or time to relocate snakes, they usually are forced to kill them, even snakes that are nonvenomous.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Officials said 124 snakes, both venomous and nonvenomous, were removed from the home.
    — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022
  • They were later identified as nonvenomous southern black racers.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Not all experts agree that the general public should be allowed to hunt for nonvenomous pythons, which seize prey with their teeth and kill by constricting their bodies.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2015
  • The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The Burmese python is a large nonvenomous constrictor that is an invasive species in Florida.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022
  • More straightforward was a request to remove a nonvenomous carpet python, its body intricately patterned with whorls and swirls, coiled in the depths of a shed.
    — Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The nonvenomous 17-foot constrictor then tried to wrap herself around the sweating Kirkland, who slipped through coil after coil.
    — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
  • What is the difference between nonvenomous and venomous snakes in Tennessee?
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That’s not a surprise, says Penning, since venomous and nonvenomous snakes capture similarly quick prey, such as rabbits and mice.
    — National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2016
  • What are common nonvenomous snakes in California?
    — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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