| 单词 | green snake |
| 例句 | When he extended the antenna, two creatures began writhing around it—green snakes, no bigger than earthworms. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Without taking her eyes from my face, she very slowly put one of those gloved hands into her purse and drew out a small green snake. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z A small, green snake slid along a branch, causing Nhamo’s heart to speed up, and disappeared into a crack in the bark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still kind of wondering about the little green snakes he’d shoved into his jogging shorts, but I said, “Uh, I like Hercules.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He said, “You don’t look dangerous, but you are, and you blend with nature like a green snake, deceptive and deadly when you want to be.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He scans the murky water for the green snakes that sometimes skim across the waves. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z From behind a glass pane, I see a brilliant green snake coiled around a tree branch. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Lyra lay wrapped up as tightly as a mummy, fast asleep, and Pan lay coiled around her neck as a little green snake. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Curiously enough though, I never saw the woman with the green snake again. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I picked up the stylus before realizing it was entwined with a pair of tiny green snakes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I once saw a small green snake rub itself against a stone until its old skin peeled away, transparent and thin as paper. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes glowed red, and her hair was a writhing nest of bright green snakes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Because, while a pair of green snake boots or multicolored shoes with black zigzag socks were charming on their own, as an anchor to complex patterned clothes they created visual overload. Special Report: Fashion: A Fresh Breeze of Change 2011-03-02T19:46:33Z The sinuous Júcar is a green snake of a river, flanked by forest, river beaches and allotments: the latter a patchwork of fruit trees, almonds, olives and neat rows of lettuce. The Júcar gorge: Spain’s very own grand canyon 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Part of McGill’s fee will be a bottle of 147-year-old bourbon that “was so smooth that I imagined a green snake slithering across an emerald lawn” — a fitting description for the entire novel. Review | Five new thrillers and mysteries to help escape reality — or see it in another light 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z One day I startled a slim green snake in its mad dash after a frog. Next Stop: In the Andaman Islands, Finding Paradise Above and Below the Sea 2012-02-10T18:14:51Z Picture an enormous green snake with glistening scales and a massive jaw — wide enough for a drum major to march through with no discomfort. Opinion | Only the least tasty employees work from home! 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The same month, Lee was also called to a high-rise residential building in a rural area to capture a bamboo pit viper - a common, venomous green snake whose bite can cause a nasty swell. No snake soup for Hong Kong’s young snake catcher 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z She has an immortal sidekick who comes from a green snake. “The Trip” 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z This version of the Tour Premiere features a light green snake skin pattern and the praying hands, a reference to Amen Corner, on the heel. The special edition shoes pros are wearing at the Masters - Golf Digest 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The color theme that runs through the group of shoes, which are called "The Snake Pack," is the green snake pattern. Nike announces a fleet of five different golf shoes for the Masters - Golf Digest 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z If you see a little green snake, do not be alarmed, it’s a garter snake and it’s harmless. Have a Relaxed Airbnb Visit — but Not Too Relaxed 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z One staffer tweeted that it was “vintage” Trump, while another tweeted two green snake emoji. The unending campaign of Donald Trump 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The Michigan Natural Resources Commission agreed last week to place the mudpuppy, Fowler’s toad, pickerel frog, Butler’s garter snake and smooth green snake on the list. 5 reptiles, amphibians get ‘special concern’ designation 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Surrounding it are smaller green snakes that appear to be biting each other's tails. Booze, smokes on agenda for quirky gov't group 2012-12-08T17:31:05Z When they looked they were amazed and horrified to see a spotted green snake coiled comfortably up in the pinafore. A Little Boy Lost 2011-12-29T03:00:15.987Z But the lithe green snake, and the deadly adder, and the toad have heard the invitation too, and lie closer under cover or creep into their holes, for enemies are abroad. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z He examined the sticks, but none suited him; He eyed along the river, that green snake, which he had made, and found the sticks that pleased him. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z On such a one I saw a small green snake coiled as high as possible, and, serpent-like, waiting quietly for what fate should bring. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z A mile or two further on a small green snake slid across the road and disappeared into the undergrowth. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Some green snakes were the only other animals seen there. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z In the afternoon we were sitting together hidden in some thick, green brushwood; I heard a rustle and, looking up, saw a long green snake gliding through the branches just over Lamla’s head. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z A long green snake had wriggled across the path almost over the toe of her shoe in its haste to hide itself in the undergrowth. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z “It is a green snake, and its fangs have struck into your soul!” The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z Among the snakes are found the bull snake, the smooth green snake, the western striped racer, the rock snake, and the prairie rattlesnake. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2011-04-24T02:00:07.467Z A poisonous but beautiful green snake is often mentioned by travellers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z One of the most remarkable of them is the "green snake," which looks exactly like a long serpent. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z There curled up under the house, his head raised, ready to strike, was a long gray and green snake. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z But I had seen all before—the green snake, and the crotalus, the long hanging tresses, the wild flash of that maniac eye—all before, all harmless, all innocuous—at least to me. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z They were a green snake—the males about six and the females five feet long. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 "But we are on the right track, lads, for all that; there 's always gold where the green snake frequents." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas His hand came out of the pocket with a small green snake in it. Jimsy and the Monsters Dust to dust Mind to Mind— He will shed his body As the green snake sheds his skin. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 One's spine shivers at the sight of the endless, green snake which crawls along, insinuating its greedy length into the gardens of plenty. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium And then the dragon had to turn himself into a little green snake, which Notscha put into his sleeve and took back home with him. The Chinese Fairy Book A single beast of prey I never met with, nor even a serpent larger than the common green snake, which is neither venomous nor bold; and as for pleasure, I was free. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Once in a while you may find clinging in a low bush a pretty little green snake. How Girls Can Help Their Country “I think little green snakes are very pretty,” returned Edna calmly. A Dear Little Girl at School A small green snake glided rapidly off into the 41 grass. Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School She did not find me a very agreeable hostess, I’m afraid, but curled up like a nonchalant green snake in one of my armchairs and started to smoke and talk. The Prairie Child Mr. Bampfylde informed me that, on a previous visit, he had seen a large green snake settled on an overhanging branch near which the bats passed and that occasionally he managed to secure a victim. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo The harmless snakes are the brown snake, the common banded moccasin, the black mountain snake, the green snake. How Girls Can Help Their Country She dreamed every night of horrible goblins and slender green snakes. Fairy Book Everything else comes to its harvest with a joyous face, but the rubber vine, like a dark green snake, fearful of death, has to be hunted for. The Pools of Silence Ah! what is that? a snake! a horrible green snake! Rita Bruce’s nerves were at a tension as the days went by and he saw the great green snake swelling with the coming of warmer weather. The Man from the Bitter Roots The creepers run out in front and crawl ahead like thousands of little green snakes. Greener Than You Think It blocked up half the studio with its half-finished, threatening shapes, greater than life-size, and its vast brood of green snakes, each darting forth two sharp, forked tongues. The Gods are Athirst She opened the basket and out came a long green snake, which fastened itself around her neck. The Enchanted Island It may be that vast green snakes sometimes rush past this earth, taking a swift bite wherever they can, but, as I say, that's a super-biologic phenomenon. The Book of the Damned Hello,” he said to himself, staring at the river which lay like a great, green snake at the base of the mountains, “must be some feller down there placerin’. The Man from the Bitter Roots A particular kind of green snake is revered by the Matabili for this reason. Impressions of South Africa Den dere was some green snakes dat wriggled over de platform like shiny streaks on de water. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance With beautiful talks about things that I like; Some folks do not care about beetles and toads And little green snakes that you find in the roads, But we're chums. A Jolly Jingle-Book The canal was always damp, and a few frogs and green snakes made it their summer home. Confessions of Boyhood The washbowl, with two long singing-books across it, she discovered to her horror, was serving as a prison for a small green snake. The Tangled Threads Shem already has two parrots, a marmoset and a little green snake in the kitchen. The Cruise of the Noah's Ark A silence of full noontide heat Grew on them at their toil: The farmer's dog woke up from sleep, The green snake hid her coil. Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems Killed a green snake with black spots along its back, about four feet long, four to five inches in girt, and with a thick stumpy tail. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Just put us a hoss-back, señor," pleaded Windy Bill, "and we'll run right over them like a Shanghai rooster over a little green snake. The Killer Covies of birds, like quail, were seen here and there, along the road, and at one point a handsome green snake, a yard or more in length, glided across the way. In Indian Mexico (1908) Of their serpents; the rattlesnake, small green snake. A Voyage to New Holland Lots of green palms, you know, and rank, rough, green grass—and green bugs—and green butterflies—and green snakes. Little Eve Edgarton When she was younger she used to go to the theatre with a little green snake coiled around her arm like a bracelet. Trumps Two snakes were captured, approaching in shape to the green snake of the Coromandel Coast. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Looking down, sheer down as from some lofty palace window, I saw the green snake waiting, waiting for me. Across China on Foot To get a clear conception of the battle one must picture a fifty-foot-high railway embankment, its steeply sloping sides heavily wooded, stretching its length across a fertile, smiling country-side like a monstrous green snake. Fighting in Flanders In his huge, hairy hands, a long whip, made of green snakes and black cats' tails twisted together, swished through the air in a dangerous way. Adventures of Pinocchio Somewhat bare, flat, and treeless was the route along which our journey lay; and slimy canals crept, like half-torpid green snakes, beside the road; and formal pollard willows edged level fields, tilled like kitchen-garden beds. Villette One was from a woman who wished to come to see her, but was afraid to do so on account of the green snakes which Hawthorne speaks of as inhabiting Appledore. Sketches from Concord and Appledore The only reptile on the island is a very vivid and beautiful green snake, which is exceedingly abundant. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. Well may they be suspicious, for is not the cool spot attractive to the sly enemy, the green snake, which conceals its presence by faithful resemblance to the creepers among which it glides? Tropic Days The green snake or grass snake, with yellow-marked head, fits in perfectly with the floating herbage of the watery places he frequents. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies She had heard a soft thud and to her utter horror she saw a thin bluish green snake which had obviously dropped from the roof making loops all over and around the cradle. Free from School There are probably more green snakes on Appledore than anywhere else in America. Sketches from Concord and Appledore One morning, as Orlando was going to visit Ganimed, he saw a man lying asleep on the ground, and a large green snake had twisted itself about his neck. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children I trust that I am not an unreasonable man, but I decline to admit that a long, green snake is a proper thing to keep about the house.' Uneasy Money His grey length and the chain of black diamond spots down his back, his flat head with deadly tooth, did not harmonise as the green snake does with leaf and grass. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies They darted their forked tongues against the wire netting, and the large green snake, which he took out of a bag, curled round his arm, seeking to escape. Celibates Instead of shuddering with horror at the little green snake, watch him as carefully as you can. Friends and Helpers Flemming started as if a green snake had suddenly crossed his path. Hyperion At this time of year green snakes are fairly plentiful. Confessions of a Beachcomber Over the sill, with a graceful, leisurely movement, a green snake was crawling. Indiscretions of Archie I shall begin to see green snakes presently or writhing sea-serpents—" "No," Blenheim cut me short savagely, "you are underestimating. The Firefly of France A green snake lived with us several weeks, concealing himself behind the casing of the deckhouse in the daytime. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 Or suddenly there is a rustle like a faint hiss in the grass, and a green snake glides over the bank. The Story of My Heart An Autobiography Its radicles resemble pipe-stems, or as they lie stranded on the beach, slightly curved and with the brown tapering calyx tube attached, green snakes with pointed beads. Confessions of a Beachcomber A little green snake ran coquettishly from us. The Shape of Fear Then Venters's eye descried a very thin, very long green snake coiled round a sapling. Riders of the Purple Sage To be aroused in the dark by five feet of cold green snake gliding over one’s face is rather unpleasant, however rapid the movement may be. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 This was green, the rest of the wide world being yellow, except only where Butte Creek, with its bordering cottonwoods, coiled away into the desert distance like a green snake without end. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains On the slice of bread was a row of little green snakes. Baartock |
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