three-step snake

noun

Any highly venomous snake.

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Meanings

nounthree-step snake (plural three-step snakes)

plural three-step snakes

  1. Any highly venomous snake.

Origin

A person being bitten would supposedly die in the time taken to walk three steps.

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APA

three-step snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-step%20snake

MLA

“three-step snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-step%20snake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three-step snake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-step%20snake.

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