How to Use venomous in a Sentence

venomous

adjective
  • The cobra is a venomous snake.
  • This is true for all venomous snake species.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But to have this many venomous snakes, no one's come across it.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a big ol’ tank of venomous snakes that pays off big-time.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Males carry venomous spurs on their hind legs.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Venomous and non-venomous snakes both have to catch prey to eat.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2016
  • Here's what to know about the reptiles (and which are venomous).
    — Maria Leontaras, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Ball pythons, by the way, are a non-venomous and cuddly breed of snake.
    — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
  • There are others, too, that are venomous.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Anything with a mouth can bite but they were told that these snakes were not venomous.
    — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 15 July 2019
  • While many spiders are venomous, most do not have strong or long enough fangs to pierce the skin.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • Then, at a snake show, one of the venomous offerings bit her leg.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
  • That makes people less likely to get a venomous bite from a coral snake.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There are more than a dozen different species of venomous snakes in the state.
    — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
  • Dogs were the second-most common cause of non-venomous death.
    — Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2018
  • While rays do have venomous stingers — near the base of the tail, not at the tip — those have been snipped off.
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 1 May 2018
  • Since snake attacks may be venomous, it is advised to try to walk away from them.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
    — Warren Kulo | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • While snake bites around the state are common, most of these reptiles are not venomous.
    — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 25 July 2019
  • Now, young people are buying venomous pet vipers.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The venomous snake then bit the man twice on his hand before the man's friends were able to capture it.
    — Christina Capatides, CBS News, 22 May 2018
  • That allowed Lamar to return on stage to spew more venomous raps.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Most snakes in this area are not venomous, though their bites need to be cleaned like any animal bite.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Much of the general chit-chat around me is now overly venomous and scary.
    — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Florida is home to 50 kinds of snakes but most are not venomous.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019
  • Not the base, which could still allow the animal to kick at you with its venomous spurs.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Sheehy said that both the diminutive snake and the centipede are venomous.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Police say the snake wasn’t venomous and was released in nearby woods.
    — USA TODAY, 10 July 2019
  • The snake is not venomous but constricts its prey and could be dangerous for wildlife and pets.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, 21 June 2019
  • Any attempt to contact him has been met with venomous, foul-mouthed texts in return.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025

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