Serpent
noun
A large snake, often used to refer to a dangerous or deceiving person or thing.
The salesman was nothing more than a serpent, tricking people into buying useless products.
Often appears as...
- sea serpent
- serpent in the grass
noun
A mythical or symbolic creature often depicted as a giant snake or dragon.
In many ancient cultures, the serpent was revered as a symbol of wisdom and knowledge.
Often appears as...
- sea serpent
- serpent dragon
noun
A firework that moves in a squiggly manner, much like a snake.
The children cheered as the serpent firework whizzed through the night sky.
Often appears as...
- sparkling serpent
- serpent rocket
noun
An old musical wind instrument curved somewhat like a snake.
She played a haunting tune on the serpent, its notes echoing through the concert hall.
Often appears as...
- serpent player
- serpent instrument
noun
A large snake, often used to refer to a dangerous or deceiving person or thing.
The salesman was nothing more than a serpent, tricking people into buying useless products.
Often appears as...
- sea serpent
- serpent in the grass
noun
A mythical or symbolic creature often depicted as a giant snake or dragon.
In many ancient cultures, the serpent was revered as a symbol of wisdom and knowledge.
Often appears as...
- sea serpent
- serpent dragon
noun
A firework that moves in a squiggly manner, much like a snake.
The children cheered as the serpent firework whizzed through the night sky.
Often appears as...
- sparkling serpent
- serpent rocket
noun
An old musical wind instrument curved somewhat like a snake.
She played a haunting tune on the serpent, its notes echoing through the concert hall.
Often appears as...
- serpent player
- serpent instrument
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies deceitfulness or danger when used to describe a person.
Beware of the serpent who offers easy riches.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Usage
Frequently appears in literature and fables with a moral lesson involved.
In fables, the serpent often tempts the unwary traveler.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Symbolism
Has historical significance; may symbolize evil or wisdom in different cultures.
The ancient symbol of the serpent twisted around a staff represents medicine.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies deceitfulness or danger when used to describe a person.
Beware of the serpent who offers easy riches.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Usage
Frequently appears in literature and fables with a moral lesson involved.
In fables, the serpent often tempts the unwary traveler.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Symbolism
Has historical significance; may symbolize evil or wisdom in different cultures.
The ancient symbol of the serpent twisted around a staff represents medicine.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies deceitfulness or danger when used to describe a person.
Beware of the serpent who offers easy riches.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Usage
Frequently appears in literature and fables with a moral lesson involved.
In fables, the serpent often tempts the unwary traveler.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Symbolism
Has historical significance; may symbolize evil or wisdom in different cultures.
The ancient symbol of the serpent twisted around a staff represents medicine.
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Drink of Death PIPE Snake...
serpents then it says and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt me I wonder how many others got a jar of some kind anything and ranking it anything come on once you take a drink of any deadly thing once it crosses your tongue and you swallow it there's no going back they said they kept service and if they drinking today
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Watch this if you're...
rodents like our little desert kangaroo rat have their own skills to evade the serpent’s tooth. They stomp their feet at rattlesnakes, kick sand towards them, and evade their strikes with acrobatic leaps and powerful kicks— helping them live to guide another snake tour.
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The myth of Thor's...
which weakens everyone eventually. As for the other challenges, they had also been illusions. The drinking horn was filled with the ocean, and Thor had drained enough to cause the tides. The cat was the serpent that encircles the world,
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Black Mamba vs. Animal...
sometimes the real thing is just as impressive as to legend the black mamba is one of Africa's most feared serpents and it's all that and more its Africa's longest venomous snake growing to a length of 14 feet it's also the world's
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Black Mamba vs. The...
sometimes the real thing is just as impressive to legend the black mamba is one of Africa's most feared serpents and it's all that and more its Africa's longest venomous snake growing to a length of 14 feet it's also the world's
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How I found a mythical...
is the home of the Yacumama, mother of the waters, a giant serpent spirit who births hot and cold water. And here we find a hot spring, mixing with cold stream water underneath her protective motherly jaws
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Why I think inside the...
her other hand and her hands are like scales kind of like the earth and cosmos and balance when you go to the other side she turns into an 18 foot long serpent she's spitting clouds out of a Ganesh like
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Debt to be Paid PIPE Snake...
that me buying snakes says always put us in some tight spots because we believe in taking up serpents you have to have it we got pay the bills you need try not to buy no more then until we get this paid
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The magic of Khmer...
Khmers, and people all over the world practiced animism. Serpents were especially important in this belief system because in their fluid, curvilinear movement, they mimicked the flow of water.
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Swimming with a Manatee...
could a glimpse of that tail breaking the surface lead to even taller tales of sea serpent sirens and mermaids luring sailors away from their ships I'll let you be the judge of that
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Drink of Death PIPE Snake...
serpents then it says and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt me I wonder how many others got a jar of some kind anything and ranking it anything come on once you take a drink of any deadly thing once it crosses your tongue and you swallow it there's no going back they said they kept service and if they drinking today
Video examples
Watch this if you're...
rodents like our little desert kangaroo rat have their own skills to evade the serpent’s tooth. They stomp their feet at rattlesnakes, kick sand towards them, and evade their strikes with acrobatic leaps and powerful kicks— helping them live to guide another snake tour.
Video examples
The myth of Thor's...
which weakens everyone eventually. As for the other challenges, they had also been illusions. The drinking horn was filled with the ocean, and Thor had drained enough to cause the tides. The cat was the serpent that encircles the world,
Video examples
Black Mamba vs. Animal...
sometimes the real thing is just as impressive as to legend the black mamba is one of Africa's most feared serpents and it's all that and more its Africa's longest venomous snake growing to a length of 14 feet it's also the world's
Video examples
Black Mamba vs. The...
sometimes the real thing is just as impressive to legend the black mamba is one of Africa's most feared serpents and it's all that and more its Africa's longest venomous snake growing to a length of 14 feet it's also the world's
Video examples
How I found a mythical...
is the home of the Yacumama, mother of the waters, a giant serpent spirit who births hot and cold water. And here we find a hot spring, mixing with cold stream water underneath her protective motherly jaws
Video examples
Why I think inside the...
her other hand and her hands are like scales kind of like the earth and cosmos and balance when you go to the other side she turns into an 18 foot long serpent she's spitting clouds out of a Ganesh like
Video examples
Debt to be Paid PIPE Snake...
that me buying snakes says always put us in some tight spots because we believe in taking up serpents you have to have it we got pay the bills you need try not to buy no more then until we get this paid
Video examples
The magic of Khmer...
Khmers, and people all over the world practiced animism. Serpents were especially important in this belief system because in their fluid, curvilinear movement, they mimicked the flow of water.
Video examples
Swimming with a Manatee...
could a glimpse of that tail breaking the surface lead to even taller tales of sea serpent sirens and mermaids luring sailors away from their ships I'll let you be the judge of that
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Quote examples
Laura Esquivel
Mexican Author
You'll have to forgive me this boldness, but I think women are very fortunate that men exist! The gods are very wise and certainly knew what they were doing. They created the sun and the moon, light and darkness, the eagle and the serpent, all for the same reason. They are perfect complements and the mechanism we use to reach heaven.
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Dario Argento
Italian Director
Horror is the future. And you cannot be afraid. You must push everything to the absolute limit, or else life will be boring. People will be boring. Horror is like a serpent: always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
When I was young, I asked my priest how you could get to Heaven and still protect yourself from all the evil in the world. He told me what God said to his children. You are sheep among wolves. Be wise as serpents, yet innocent as doves.
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Joseph P. Bradley
American Judge
I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment of patriotism. Party rancor and party hatred are the last serpents which the genius of patriotism can crush.
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Charles Mackay
British Poet
An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.
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Karl G. Maeser
American Educator
I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.
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Muqtada al Sadr
Iraqi Clergyman
The little serpent has left, and the great serpent has come.
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Robert Lowell
American Poet
In Boston serpents whistle at the cold.
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Heinrich Heine
German Poet
Woman is at once apple and serpent.
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Laura Esquivel
Mexican Author
You'll have to forgive me this boldness, but I think women are very fortunate that men exist! The gods are very wise and certainly knew what they were doing. They created the sun and the moon, light and darkness, the eagle and the serpent, all for the same reason. They are perfect complements and the mechanism we use to reach heaven.
Quote examples
Dario Argento
Italian Director
Horror is the future. And you cannot be afraid. You must push everything to the absolute limit, or else life will be boring. People will be boring. Horror is like a serpent: always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.
Quote examples
Casey Affleck
American Actor
When I was young, I asked my priest how you could get to Heaven and still protect yourself from all the evil in the world. He told me what God said to his children. You are sheep among wolves. Be wise as serpents, yet innocent as doves.
Quote examples
Joseph P. Bradley
American Judge
I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment of patriotism. Party rancor and party hatred are the last serpents which the genius of patriotism can crush.
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Charles Mackay
British Poet
An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.
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Karl G. Maeser
American Educator
I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.
Quote examples
Franz Kafka
Novelist
The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.
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Muqtada al Sadr
Iraqi Clergyman
The little serpent has left, and the great serpent has come.
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Robert Lowell
American Poet
In Boston serpents whistle at the cold.
Quote examples
Heinrich Heine
German Poet
Woman is at once apple and serpent.
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