A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue. Synonyms: joe blake, serpent 1892, Oscar Wilde, A House of Pomegranates[1]: The man writhed like a trampled snake, and a red foam bubbled from his lips.· A treacherous person. 1838, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby[2]: Mrs. Kenwigs was horror-stricken …

