limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

a deceitful or treacherous person

a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake

move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

form a snake-like pattern

move along a winding path

a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes

a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path

a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked

slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails

tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida

a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies

a deceitful or treacherous person

predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth

small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head

(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless

communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix

any place of pain and turmoil

pejorative terms for an insane asylum

stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant

epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America

a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

venom secreted by certain snakes

tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems

Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental

tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide

(of monsters) having snakes for hair

showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails

North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries

fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill

a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake

found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters

tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide

predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax

showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

resembling a serpent in form

a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers

any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes

low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads

East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents