Snake defamation. (you may be right).Your venomous snake (Zool.) any serpent which has poison glands and fangs, whether dangerous to man or not. These serpents constitute two tribes, the viperine serpents, or Solenoglypha, and the cobralike serpents, or Proteroglypha. analogy ("Snake-handlers needed," February's Catholic Tastes) for clergy sexual abuse is right on target. But using an Eastern Garter Snake garter snake, harmless snake of the genus Thamnophis, abundant from Canada to Central America. There are many common species; members of most species are about 2 ft (60 cm) long. to illustrate it is a bit like painting all priests as child molesters Noun 1. child molester - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner paederast, pederast degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior . This creature is gentle enough for a child's pet--I had several as a youngster and the only "problem" was their eventual escape. Patricia Murray Spring Valley, N. Y. |
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