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- 1. (of a person) having very slender hips and moving in a sinuous way.
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9 hours ago · The meaning of SNAKE is any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes synonym Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs.
1 day ago · Cloaca. Cloaca of a red-tailed hawk. A cloaca ( / kloʊˈeɪkə / kloh-AY-kə ), pl.: cloacae ( / kloʊˈeɪsi / kloh-AY-see or / kloʊˈeɪki / kloh-AY-kee ), is the rear orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts (if present) of many vertebrate animals.
2 days ago · The Amphisbaena however is a snake with two heads, one at the top and one in the direction of the tail. When it advances, as need for a forward movement impels it, it leaves one end behind to serve as tail, while the other it uses as a head.
4 days ago · Cobra, any of various species of highly venomous snakes, most of which expand the neck ribs to form a hood. While the hood is characteristic of cobras, not all of them are closely related. Cobras are found from southern Africa through southern Asia to islands of Southeast Asia.
4 days ago · Antivenom, also known as antivenin, venom antiserum, and antivenom immunoglobulin, is a specific treatment for envenomation. It is composed of antibodies and used to treat certain venomous bites and stings. [1] Antivenoms are recommended only if there is significant toxicity or a high risk of toxicity. [1]
2 days ago · King cobra, (Ophiophagus hannah), the world’s largest venomous snake, found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia. The snake’s maximum confirmed length is 5.6 metres (18 feet), but most do not exceed 3.6 metres (12 feet).
5 days ago · It makes the snakes seem much closer than they actually are. Neuroscientist Boris Chagnaud was struck by this behavior for the first time when he visited the Technical University of Munich (TUM) terrarium, housing 100 western diamondback rattlesnakes, which are venomous snakes in the viper family.
