snakebite

plural snakebites · alternative snake bite · alternative snake-bite

1. countableliteralThe bite of a snake.

   The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles. […] Most modern over-the-counter snakebite kits consist of a suction device for drawing out venom from the bite wound.

   (Can we date this quote?), “Snake Safety”, in USDA, pages 1, 2

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   Mohamed's father said his son was a studious young man with a passion for soccer. "He was someone that we all thought would go very far," he said. Mohamed was the third member of his family to suffer a fatal snakebite within 12 months.

   2022 November 7, Sam Bradpiece, “At Guinea's only specialized snakebite clinic, doctors need luck and antivenom”, in NPR

   For Tim Friede, who's now the director of herpetology at Centivax, it's about helping the people impacted by venomous snakebites worldwide. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new antivenom cocktail, he says he was happy.

   2025 May 2, Ari Daniel, “He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom”, in NPR

2. countableuncountablealcoholic beveragesA cocktail made with equal parts lager and hard cider.

   We agreed to go down to the bar and get a snakebite together, […]

   2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 231

3. countableA pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.

   Ellie recently got a navel piercing and snakebites.