nonvenomous
adjective
non·ven·om·ous ˌnän-ˈve-nə-məs 
: not venomous
a nonvenomous snake
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Burmese python is a large nonvenomous constrictor that is an invasive species in Florida. 
Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022 In his 47 years of collecting and rescuing the scaly reptiles, Ireland said he’s never been bitten by a venomous snake, though he has been nipped many times by frightened nonvenomous snakes. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 Workers cooking burgers and tater tots in a Sonic fast-food kitchen fled after discovering a nonvenomous ball python hiding behind the deep fryer. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 Because fire officials don’t have the tools or time to relocate snakes, they usually are forced to kill them, even snakes that are nonvenomous. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 The snakes included venomous and nonvenomous varieties. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 Not all experts agree that the general public should be allowed to hunt for nonvenomous pythons, which seize prey with their teeth and kill by constricting their bodies. The Editors, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2015 Officials said 124 snakes, both venomous and nonvenomous, were removed from the home. Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022 The head of the 10-foot nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store. NBC News, 18 Aug. 2021 See More
Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022 In his 47 years of collecting and rescuing the scaly reptiles, Ireland said he’s never been bitten by a venomous snake, though he has been nipped many times by frightened nonvenomous snakes. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 Workers cooking burgers and tater tots in a Sonic fast-food kitchen fled after discovering a nonvenomous ball python hiding behind the deep fryer. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 Because fire officials don’t have the tools or time to relocate snakes, they usually are forced to kill them, even snakes that are nonvenomous. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 The snakes included venomous and nonvenomous varieties. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 Not all experts agree that the general public should be allowed to hunt for nonvenomous pythons, which seize prey with their teeth and kill by constricting their bodies. The Editors, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2015 Officials said 124 snakes, both venomous and nonvenomous, were removed from the home. Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022 The head of the 10-foot nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store. NBC News, 18 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nonvenomous
adjective
non·ven·om·ous -ˈven-ə-məs
: not venomous
nonvenomous
adjective
as in nonpoisonous
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nonpoisonous
- nonlethal
- nontoxic
- noninfectious
- nonfatal
- noncorrosive
- nondestructive
- nonpolluting
- painless
- nonthreatening
- unobjectionable
- mild
- trustworthy
- gentle
- harmless
- gracious
- healthful
- sound
- benign
- innocuous
- benignant
- white
- inoffensive
- wholesome
- salubrious
- anodyne
- healthy
- hurtless
- innocent
- safe
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dangerous
- harmful
- venomous
- adverse
- evil
- injurious
- poisonous
- pernicious
- bad
- ill
- wicked
- detrimental
- noxious
- deleterious
- prejudicial
- damaging
- hurtful
- mischievous
- hazardous
- baneful
- baleful
- sinister
- threatening
- menacing
- unsafe
- ominous
- risky
- perilous
- nocuous
- unsound
- painful
- unhealthy
- fatal
- offensive
- lethal
- unwholesome
- unhealthful
- deadly
- nasty
- malignant
- destructive
- parlous
- noxious
- noisome
- insidious
- imperiling
- ruinous
- scathing
- polluted
- imperilling
- jeopardizing
- wounding
- tainted
- pestilent