snakepit
/ˈsneɪkˌpɪt/
noun
- A place filled with snakes, especially a pit or den where snakes live.
- The explorers carefully avoided the snakepit hidden in the jungle.
- The zoo's exhibit included a glass-enclosed snakepit for visitors to observe safely.
- Farmers warned children to stay away from the old snakepit near the river.
- A dangerous or hostile place or situation, especially one full of deceit, betrayal, or conflict.
- The reality TV show turned into a snakepit of jealousy and scheming.
- He walked into the negotiation knowing it was a snakepit of hidden agendas.
- The office politics made the company feel like a snakepit of backstabbing coworkers.