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Recent Examples of copperhead
Unlike rattlesnakes, copperhead venom is relatively mild and deaths from their bites are extremely rare, according to the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
The Australian Museum in Sydney said on its website that copperhead snakes have powerful neurotoxic venom and that a bite can be fatal without medical attention.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Snakes native to western North Carolina include the copperhead, said Duke’s Dr. Sean Bush, an emergency medicine physician.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
The manager's footage shows the copperhead resting on top of the dryer while Perry explains the circumstances.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
The Australian Museum in Sydney said on its website that copperhead snakes have powerful neurotoxic venom and that a bite can be fatal without medical attention.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Snakes native to western North Carolina include the copperhead, said Duke’s Dr. Sean Bush, an emergency medicine physician.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
The manager's footage shows the copperhead resting on top of the dryer while Perry explains the circumstances.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copperhead
Noun
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The Golden State is home to eight species of rattlesnakes.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Feb. 2025
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With golden eyes, velvet voice and smooth gait, Pierre is like a puma prowling across the screen, but ultimately his character’s temperament is much more like a rattlesnake — coiled and ready to strike when threatened.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep. 2024
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In November, a man from Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a cape cobra coiled under a pillow on his bed.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Native Americans handcrafted everything from the beaded jewlery worn by the Indigenous actors to the suede moccasins.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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There are moccasins and slippers, shoes and boots, and of course the namesake mukluks, fur and leather traditional winter boots, often beautified with embroidery, visible stitching, beads and tassels.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
30 Sep. 2024
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This attitude poses a threat to Europe’s adder populations, already on the decline because of habitat destruction.—
ByPhie Jacobs,
science.org,
20 Sep. 2024
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to match Swift's different albums, with friendship bracelets and light-up bracelets being scattered on the table of the cozy venue; all nods to the Eras Tour.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to go with her different albums.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Boa constrictor hitches ride on Arizona man's car An Arizona driver was shocked to find a huge snake hanging underneath his vehicle in November.—
Shelby Slade,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Currently, researchers are working with a test that detects four invasive constrictor snake species, all of which have established populations in Florida: Burmese pythons, North African pythons, boa constrictors and rainbow boas.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Dec. 2024
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Barbecues were briefly paused at a house in Australia after the owners found a lengthy python curled up in their grill.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some people picked up baking bread or running during isolation, but Tess decided to pick up a ball python.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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The design started with the black mamba (the snake).—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to dozens of snake species, but the most deadly and feared are the puff adder, cobra and black mamba.—
Brian Otieno,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Copperhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperhead. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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