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nonvenomous

British  
/ nɒnˈvɛnəməs /

adjective

  1. (of a snake, spider, etc) not venomous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Despite their fears, the garter snake is a nonvenomous species, and as its other moniker suggests, helps keep gardens clear of other pests by preying on them.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Usually it's a case of mistaken identity, and what they have instead is one of the nonvenomous water snakes.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022

According to the Observer, the snake was identified as a nonvenomous brown water snake by the North Carolina Zoo.

From Fox News ● Jun. 6, 2019

They are nonvenomous, excellent mouse catchers, and they are illegal to kill in Iowa.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2018

He had nonchalantly plucked it off its perch and it now rests in his palm, looking as sedate and nonvenomous as a spider the size of an adult’s palm can look.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016

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