serpent

a long, thin reptile with no legs and a very flexible body that moves by wriggling along the ground; some kinds of snakes are dangerous because they can bite people and inject poison into their bodies

serpiente

Collocations poisonous serpent

• The snake was a large, black serpent.

  La serpiente era grande y negra.

in stories and legends, a long, thin reptile with no legs that can talk and is often shown as being evil or dangerous; also used to represent the devil in some religions

serpiente mítica, serpiente del mal

Collocations evil serpent

• In the story, a talking serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.

  En la historia, una serpiente que hablaba tentó a Eva para que comiera el fruto prohibido.