Snakes

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This is a short dictation about snakes. I really don't understand how people can keep snakes as pets. They just seem a bit scary to me.

snake
sneɪk Listen
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noun
  • a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite.
  • a treacherous or deceitful person.
    E.g. that man is a cold-blooded snake
  • a former system of interconnected exchange rates for the currencies of EC countries.
    E.g. the snake did not have any provision for strong currency nations to help the weak
  • a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping.
verb
  • move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.
    E.g. a rope snaked down

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What time of year can you see snakes in your country? In my country I can see snakes any time of year. I don't like snakes, but the snakes we have here are not dangerous. Some people keep snakes as pets, but I think that is very strange! I think it is good that snakes live in the wild and not too close to people.

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