In that contree ben manye manere of serpentes and of other vermyn, for the gret hete of the contree and of the peper.
In that lake growen many reedes and grete cannes; and there with inne ben many cocodrilles and serpentes and grete watre leches.
And summe men seyn, that whan thei will gadre the peper, thei maken fuyr, and brennen aboute, to make the serpentes and cokedrilles to flee.
And men of that yle seyn comounly, that the serpentes and the wilde bestes of that contree ne will not don non harm, ne touchen with evylle, no strange man, that entrethe into that contree, but only to men that ben born of the same contree.
For zif thei ben born in righte mariage, the serpentes gon aboute hem, and don hem non harm: and zif thei ben born in Avowtrie, the serpentes byten hem and envenyme hem.
And thei eten flesche of serpentes; and thei eten but litille, and thei speken nought; but thei hissen, as serpentes don.
Theise serpentes slen men, and thei eten hem wepynge: and whan thei eten, thei meven the over Jowe, and noughte the nether Jowe; and thei have no Tonge.
Ibi sunt serpentes maximi, et capiuntur et a gente illa comeduntur: vnde qui faceret festum solemne, et non daret serpentes, nihil reputaret se facere; breuiter in hac ciuitate sunt omnia victualia in maxima abundantia.
Wherfore men may not dwellen in that place: so it is fulle of dragounes, of serpentes and of other venymous bestes, that no man dar not passe, but zif it be strong wyntre.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "serpentes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
