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Definition of nonvenomous
: not venomous
a nonvenomous snake
Examples of nonvenomous in a Sentence
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And as the parks division said, these nonvenomous snakes are harmless. — Michelle Lou, CNN, "'Zombie snakes' in North Carolina are a lot less scary than they sound," 11 June 2019 According to the Observer, the snake was identified as a nonvenomous brown water snake by the North Carolina Zoo. — Fox News, "Snake struggles to swallow catfish whole, graphic images show: 鈥楴ot something you see every day'," 7 June 2019 After releasing Udon, the nonvenomous training snake, from his bucket, Hymes began to handle the snake. — Claire Rafford, azcentral, "Sanctuary educates people how to safely handle venomous snakes," 28 Feb. 2019 The nonvenomous spotted python even grew accustomed to its new high-altitude environment, shedding its skin during the flight, according to the Australian Broadcast Corporation. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Python on Plane Travels from Australia to Scotland Inside Woman's Shoe," 25 Feb. 2019 Covington and a family friend were riding a four-wheeler when the friend, who has not been named by authorities, shot and killed a nonvenomous snake on the property. — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, "Family friend was reloading after killing a snake. A 9-year-old got shot in the back," 12 June 2018 Jennifer Gordon of Carolina Waterfowl Rescue said the nonvenomous Dekay鈥檚 brown snake was living in some ivy below the mailbox and climbed up to get some sun. — USA TODAY, "Summer snow, yellow jacket super nests, laundered cat: News from around our 50 states," 26 June 2019 After releasing Udon, the nonvenomous training snake, from his bucket, Hymes began to handle the snake. — Claire Rafford, azcentral, "Sanctuary educates people how to safely handle venomous snakes," 28 Feb. 2019 The release of 10 females and five males was part of an effort to repopulate the region with the native, nonvenomous apex predator, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Tuesday. — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, "Free the snakes: Florida scientists release America鈥檚 longest snakes into the wild," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonvenomous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nonvenomous
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Medical Definition of nonvenomous
: not venomous