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snakebite

[ US /ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt/ ]
[ UK /snˈe‍ɪkba‍ɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake

How To Use snakebite In A Sentence

  • Snakebite Orks always carry a selection of venomous serpents with them when they migrate to new planets, just in case the indigenous lifeforms prove to be unsuitably inoffensive .
  • As a medicinal herb, lilies were said to treat burns, snakebite and even leprosy.
  • Now I know it is wrong to give water to a person who has fainted or to cut open the wound to bleed out the poison from the body of a snakebite victim.
  • Patients should be warned that most snakebites occur between April and October, when outdoor activities are common, and that simple precautions may help them avoid snake encounters.
  • Of the 50,000 deaths by snakebite a year, Asian Cobras are responsible for the largest chunk.
  • A Kendal nurse is learning to treat snakebites and avoid malaria as part of his preparation for a trip to the steamy jungles of South-East Asia.
  • Wrapped in copious instruction leaflets and next to a neat pile of syringes, formidable quantities of snakebite serum had thoughtfully been provided.
  • The park's venom-milking program is the only supplier of venom to Melbourne's Commonwealth Serum Laboratories - makers of antivenins crucial to treating snakebite victims.
  • Tea made from the bark has been used as an antiseptic, an antidote to snakebites, a laxative, and a sedative.
  • Renal failure is a common cause of delayed mortality from untreated snakebites in developing parts of the world.
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