python

noun

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as in cobra

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Recent Examples of python Any python-nabbing excursion requires adequate prep work to ensure everyone stays safe—and actually hunts the proper animals. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 In the 1980s such natural materials as python and ostrich skin were used to make motorcycle jackets and jeans, respectively. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 Croc Docs researcher Eric Suarez and Cole with the SFWMD restrained the python while Welty drew blood from a vein near the base of her tail. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 What Naples does have on its side is a great team of researchers and interns at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, which recently set a staggering record for the amount of python removed in a single season. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for python
Recent Examples of Synonyms for python
  1. cobra
  2. anaconda
  3. rattlesnake
  4. boa
  5. mamba
  6. moccasin
  7. asp
  8. garter snake
Noun
  • But this is impossible once cobra venom enters the system.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Straight at me, the cobra struck.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of cobra
Noun
  • Green anacondas can weigh as much as 250 kg (about 550 pounds)—almost twice as much as a reticulated python!
    — Shabnam Dohutia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 June 2026
  • What the Taiwan call an anaconda strategy.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Definition of anaconda
Noun
  • The prank involved cast members being locked in a dark room and tricked into thinking a rattlesnake was loose in there with him.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • In any number of species—elephant seals, red deer, rattlesnakes—the privilege of mating is settled by a fight.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of rattlesnake
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  • Cheers erupted when Griffin, Parker and her two children from previous relationships led a calf with a giant pink boa and a fluffy pink flower around its neck into the yard.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Pugh accessorized with a feather boa and gold statement jewelry.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Definition of boa
Noun
  • The progression observed in black mamba envenomation reflects a different process.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • The Oilers’ penalty kill had its issues –– virtually any team with weak goaltending does –– but their power play remained as lethal as a black mamba.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of mamba
Noun
  • Seersucker jackets, moccasins without socks, and dress shirts designed to expose just enough of the body to be sensual.
    — Dave Schilling Contributing Follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Alternatively, this look pairs a petal-pink mini with Prada loafer moccasin shoes.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 27 May 2026
Definition of moccasin
Noun
  • The following year Antony died by suicide, and Cleopatra took her own life soon after, reportedly dying from an asp’s poison.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Then, as legend holds, the queen let a poisonous asp bite her, choosing death with Antony over life under Octavian’s rule.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of asp
Noun
  • The garter snakes survive Manitoba's severe winters by hibernating in a network of limestone crevasses and caverns below the frost line.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Snakes, such as garter snakes and thread snakes, eat snails, ant larvae, and other invertebrates, while gopher snakes, rat snakes, and other larger snakes are excellent mousers and will even take packrats, Amarello says.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 May 2026
Definition of garter snake

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