How to Use venomous in a Sentence

venomous

adjective
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  • There’s a big ol’ tank of venomous snakes that pays off big-time.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Are there poisonous plants or venomous snakes in the area?
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • The Timber Rattlesnake is the other venomous snake found in the area.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • While many spiders are venomous, most do not have strong or long enough fangs to pierce the skin.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • Sheehy said that both the diminutive snake and the centipede are venomous.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Arizona is home to 13 species of rattlesnakes, all of which are venomous.
    — Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
  • The non-venomous snake was removed from the plane by airport staff after the flight landed in Newark.
    — CBS News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Of those, two-thirds are venomous and a handful are deadly.
    — Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Since snake attacks may be venomous, it is advised to try to walk away from them.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Some species of venomous sea snakes lost their ability to see in color when the moved from the land to the ocean about 110 million years ago.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
  • The spider is venomous, however, most of the time the fangs aren’t big enough to puncture human skin.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Mar. 2022
  • South Florida is home to 47 species of snakes, but only four of those are venomous.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • They can get mixed up for the cottonmouth snake, which also hangs out near the water and is venomous.
    — Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Rattlesnakes are venomous and can be deadly — and should be given a wide berth.
    — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Officers also found a 3-year-old girl in a high chair near a venomous snake inside the home.
    — CBS News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • There are over 50 species of scorpions in Arizona and all are venomous.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022
  • But ball pythons are not venomous, and were named for their tendency to curl up when threatened.
    — Rebecca Giggs, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The blue-ringed octopus is considered one of the most venomous marine creatures in the world.
    — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The first is the Eastern Copperhead, the most common venomous snake in Missouri.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The new species is venomous, but only one snake bite has been attributed to it, researchers said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Rattlesnakes, which are venomous, can live in a wide range of environments and can grow to more than 5 feet long.
    — NBC News, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Here's how to protect yourself from venomous snakebites.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Adult ghost sharks have venomous spines in front of their dorsal fins and can whip through the water by flapping their pectoral fins.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The famous monkey wrencher saved a special venomous wrath for the kind of tourist who drove from one viewpoint to the next only to snap a photo and move on.
    — Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The box jelly is highly venomous and can be fatal, but most jelly stings are mild.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • Of course, many Scorpios like to get the venomous arachnid to represent their water sign.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The trailer shows the group has upped their game with huge explosions, venomous snakes, slaps, punches, bulls, treadmills and pranks.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The venomous snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
  • There are 12 snake species in Idaho, including the Western rattlesnake and prairie rattlesnake, Idaho’s two venomous snakes.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2024

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