snake; serpent; large snake
big snake; (large) serpent
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
venomous snake; poisonous snake
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
albino Japanese rat snake
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
God only knows what may happen
giant snake; monster serpent
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
erratic driving; driving in a zigzag
body of a snake; serpentine
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
paper umbrella (with a bull's-eye design)
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
gabion; cage filled with stones
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
to miss a big chance; to miss a good opportunity; to let one's enemy slip away
Serpens (constellation); the Snake
viper (esp. a pitless viper)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
Hydra (constellation); the Sea Serpent
torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)
blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake; fools rush in
Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake
black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnake
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake; fools rush in
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
fools rush in where angels fear to tread; (lit.) the blind don't fear snakes
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
Hydrus (constellation); the Water Snake
wicked and perverse; weird and incoherent
Kuroshio Current; Kuroshio Current Meander
making an unnecessary addition (to); gilding the lily
gabion; cage filled with stones
greedy and cruel; (lit.) large wild boar and long snake
dragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura); yellowbelly sea snake; pelagic sea snake
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble; brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
reticulated python (Python reticulatus)
viper (esp. a pitless viper)
lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)
Asian keelback (Amphiesma vibakari)
Asian keelback (Amphiesma vibakari)
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake; fools rush in
Erabu black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata)
dobsonfly (esp. species Protohermes grandis)
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas); grayling
satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas); grayling
secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius); secretary bird
milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
European adder (Vipera berus)
sand circle around the ring
being cunning and spiteful, yet honey-tongued with feigned kindness
spectacled cobra; Indian cobra; Asian cobra (Naja naja)
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
unexpected things can come from unexpected places; small things can lead to unexpectedly large consequences
sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
king snake (any snake of genus Lampropeltis)
Russell's viper (Daboia russelii)
krait (esp. the Taiwanese banded krait, Bungarus multicinctus)
scaly worm shell (Serpulorbis imbricatus)
Enneapterygius etheostomus (species of threefin blenny)
cerastes; horned viper; horned adder
cerastes; horned viper; horned adder
Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis); Peters' odd-scaled snake; grey burrowing snake
Ophiopogon planiscapus (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina)
grass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake; water snake
slender-necked sea snake (Hydrophis melanocephalus)
Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica