Snake in the Grass

When the perception of a situation or event is not the way it first appears, but has a much more serious and sinister hidden intent not readily apparent to a casual observer .

When a house burglary is reported by the owner, but when the police arrive to inspect, the clues do not quite mach up with a burglary, but look like the owner has "staged" a burglary for the intent of filing a false insurance claim. The detective might say 'I think there is a snake in the grass, with this robbery'

by MikeEcho June 6, 2018

Snake in the grass

Someone who pretends to be something other than what they are, while hiding a nefarious agenda.

Note (1.) A snake in the grass doesn't have to be sadistic, but they have to be self-serving enough, they don't care who they hurt in the process of achieving what they want.

Note (2.) The term "snake in the grass" has been around a long time. Long before people had lawnmowers, or constantly trimmed their lawns like a military buzz cut. So the grass metaphor used to be more obvious. When the average person's lawn used to grow past their ankles..snakes were rarely visible.

If you want to describe a cold blooded human with hidden intentions, "snake in the grass" isn't a bad choice.

by Olive989 March 23, 2023

Snake in the grass

So...some bitch is sleeping right? you sneak up and slap ur huge cock acrossed her face. And whisper "snake in the grass"

Last night my mom was sleeping i walked in and whispered "snake in the grass" as slaped my dick acrossed her face

by Dingle D June 26, 2009

snake in the grass

When a construction worker is slaking off and going un-noticed.

What was that...It's A.....Snake in the grass

by Eric Sawchuk September 25, 2007

Snake in the Grass

When you're getting head and you stuck your dick in the girls hair and play around in it.

At Stacy's house, Johnny put his his snake in the grass while getting a bj.

by Bfientvksmd January 5, 2017

Snake in the grass

When you roll wax into a “snake”, then proceed to put in into a bed of weed.

“Hey man, I got some wax wanna link?”

“Yeah bro I got some bud we can do a snake in the grass!”

by bapedurag December 26, 2018

Snake in the Grass

Probably not tho, since the whole take your kid to work thing... forgot about that biz.

A labor relations issue that is ignored and hidden, but has significant and wide-reaching implications to the detriment of an employer’s operations. Such issues are prone to ambush operations, potentially with black mamba-like speed, aggression, and toxicity.

Employees accruing compensating time off (CTO) above the 240 cap is a snake in the grass for our budget, and we need to audit employee CTO hours to limit and address any potential financial liabilities.

by LJust88 June 21, 2019