What is the Spanish word for "snake"?

Learn how to say "snake" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

snake

Spanish

serpiente

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Alternative translations of "snake"

culebra
víbora
ofidio

Examples of how to use "snake" in Spanish

English
A long green snake was in the grass.
Spanish
Una serpiente larga y verde estaba en la hierba.
English
A snake slid across the garden path.
Spanish
Una serpiente se deslizó por el camino del jardín.
English
She screamed when the snake appeared.
Spanish
Ella gritó cuando apareció la serpiente.
English
The zookeeper gently lifted the snake.
Spanish
El cuidador de animales levantó suavemente la serpiente.
English
That snake lives in warm deserts.
Spanish
Esa serpiente vive en desiertos cálidos.

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