snakebite
noun
snake·bite
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Definition of snakebite
: the bite of a snake and especially a venomous snake
Examples of snakebite in a Sentence
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The average snakebite-cause death in Texas annually is roughly two people. — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, "High summer temperatures are luring out more active snakes in Texas," 25 July 2019 Dogs have a little higher resistance to snakebites than humans do, Recchio said. — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, "It’s rattlesnake season: 12 things you need to know," 7 June 2019 Do not waste time on tourniquets, sucking or applying a snakebite kit. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Rattlesnake season is here. Be prepared.," 28 June 2019 Skip the snakebite kits and tourniquets; that’s outdated advice. — Rachel Levin, Sunset, "What to Do If You See a Rattlesnake in the Wild," 22 Jan. 2018 Despite the snakebite, deputies found hundreds of yards of irrigation pipe, camping supplies and large areas that had been cleared for marijuana planting, officials said. — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, "The Scanner: A fake cop busted by real cops, and a real cop busted by a fake girl," 10 June 2019 Cleopatra’s suicide in 30 B.C.—purportedly via snakebite—marked the end of the Ptolemaic era in Egypt but the start of an enduring obsession with the fabled queen. — National Geographic, "Who was Augustus Caesar?," 20 May 2019 Skip the snakebite kits and tourniquets; that’s outdated advice. — Rachel Levin, Sunset, "What to Do If You See a Rattlesnake in the Wild," 22 Jan. 2018 If the antivenin is administered within two hours of the snakebite, the victim has a 99 percent chance of survival. — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, "How to Avoid and Treat Rattlesnake Bites," 9 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snakebite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for snakebite
snakebite
noun
English Language Learners Definition of snakebite
: the wound you get when a snake bites you
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snakebite
noun
snake·bite
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Medical Definition of snakebite
: the bite of a snake
also
: the condition resulting from the bite of a venomous snake and characterized by variable symptoms (as pain and swelling at the puncture site, blurred vision, difficulty in breathing, or internal bleeding)
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