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# snake

noun (a snake, snakes); verb (snake, snakes, snaked — to move in a winding line)

«snake» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A long reptile with no legs that moves by sliding along the ground; some have a poisonous (venomous) bite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#m1)
2. A person who cannot be trusted (insult). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#m2)
3. Verb: to move or lie in long bends: «The path snaked up the hill». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science: snakes are cold-blooded reptiles with scales; they shed their skin, smell with their tongues, swallow prey whole; some are venomous, like rattlesnakes (USA) and brown snakes (Australia); Ireland and New Zealand have no wild snakes. In safety: leave snakes alone, stand still or back away slowly, never pick one up, wear boots in long grass, tell an adult; get help fast after a bite. Games: snakes and ladders. Phrases: snake bite, venomous snake, snakes and ladders, a snake in the grass.

### Examples

- A snake has no legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x1)
- Snakes smell with their tongues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x2)
- If you see a snake, back away slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x3)
- Never try to pick up a snake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x4)
- Australia has many venomous snakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x5)
- There are no wild snakes in Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x6)
- We played snakes and ladders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x7)
- The queue snaked around the corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x8)
- Then said the Snake, "Come forth, Ivanushka! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/#x9)

### Note

Countable: snakes. Venomous (poison you through a bite) is the correct word for most dangerous snakes, though people often say «poisonous». Myth: snakes are not slimy — their skin is dry. Myth: you should not suck out venom; keep still and get help.

## In Jewish tradition

Jacob's blessing compares the tribe of Dan to a snake that bites from the path. In the primary lessons: In science: snakes are cold-blooded reptiles with scales; they shed their skin, smell with their tongues, swallow prey whole; some are venomous, like rattlesnakes (USA) and brown snakes (Australia); Ireland and New Zealand have no wild snakes. In safety: leave snakes alone, stand still or back away slowly, never pick one up, wear boots in long grass, tell an adult; get help fast after a bite. Games: snakes and ladders. Phrases: snake bite, venomous snake, snakes and ladders, a snake in the grass.

### Examples

- Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward. (Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snake/#x1)

### Note

Countable: snakes. Venomous (poison you through a bite) is the correct word for most dangerous snakes, though people often say «poisonous». Myth: snakes are not slimy — their skin is dry. Myth: you should not suck out venom; keep still and get help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snake/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snake.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «snake» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snake/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snake» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/snake.html) on Mova free.