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nonvenomous

/ 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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Mr. Bjelica’s research is focused on dice snakes, a nonvenomous, fish-loving species found from Western Europe all the way to western China.

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Australia, for instance, has more venomous snakes than nonvenomous ones.

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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.

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Although Patel decided against keeping the tiny, nonvenomous visitor indoors—“we shoeboxed him and put him in the yard”—she in turn has urged other family and friends to join the group.

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Officials said 124 snakes, both venomous and nonvenomous, were removed from the home.

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