snakebite

[ sneyk-bahyt ]

noun

1. the bite of a snake, especially of one that is venomous.
2. the resulting painful, toxic condition.

snakebite

/ ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt /

noun

1. a bite inflicted by a snake, esp a venomous one
2. a drink of cider and lager

Word History and Origins

Origin of snakebite¹

First recorded in 1830–40; snake + bite

Example Sentences

In 2017, the WHO officially recognized snakebites as a neglected tropical disease.

From Science News

Venomous snakebites per year estimated worldwideBut snakebites are finally getting the attention they’ve long needed.

From Science News

During the two annual peaks in snakebite cases — the spring planting and autumn harvest seasons — “we see like six, seven to 10 patients in a day, on average,” he says.

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With millions of snakebites occurring every year, there’s certainly many opportunities to improve the situation — and all of them need attention, Casewell says.

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Visit these places, he says, and “you will see how devastating the effect of snakebite is.”

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And I never go a step out of the house in the summer without my snakebite kit.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, more people died of wasp stings than of snakebite in North America annually.

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More than one naturalist had died of fever or snakebite, or had been killed by savages.

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This will account for the settlers carrying the snakebite outfit.

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Snakebite and its cure have always been the despair of medical science.

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