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containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
a venomous arrow
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In venomous snakes, these ridges grew longer, eventually becoming a groove that allows venom to flow from the gland to the tip of the fang—and right into the prey.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
Captured in 1937 near Port Dickson, Malaysia, the snake would go on to become the longest venomous snake ever recorded before it was killed.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
It’s scantly populated, except for the more than 150 species of venomous snakes.
—Dalton Johnson, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Giving 11 venomous snakes a chance to escape inside your office sounds risky, but one of the nation’s top rattlesnake experts did just that to prove a point.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
Captured in 1937 near Port Dickson, Malaysia, the snake would go on to become the longest venomous snake ever recorded before it was killed.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
It’s scantly populated, except for the more than 150 species of venomous snakes.
—Dalton Johnson, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Giving 11 venomous snakes a chance to escape inside your office sounds risky, but one of the nation’s top rattlesnake experts did just that to prove a point.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Venomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venomous. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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