Definition of "snakebite" [snakebite]

• The bite of a snake. (noun)
• Poisoning resulting from the bite of a venomous snake. (noun)

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• "As for your allegation that rattlers are a problem, I don't disagree that snakebite is something ranchers sometimes have to deal with, but I'm not sure I buy the argument that it's a big problem."
• "Its called a snakebite, he said, squeezing a brown lime into a glass."
• "I tried a snakebite aka purple the other week in Walkabout just to reminise on old uni times, but I dont think my stomach could take it and i started offering it around!!"