One man missed his footing and would have slithered into the sea but for Gerda, who caught hold of him by his collar.

Two men, flat as snakes, slithered over the leaves, pressing themselves under the bushes, just barely brushing a branch here and there.

A man might just slither along under that strain, but he wouldn't be good for much afterwards.

The old man nimbly dropped to his haunches and slithered over the edge.

By the time the boys had pulled themselves up, the small man had slithered down the fire escape and jumped to the ground.

It wasn't an elegant pursuit; both men slithered and fell, clambered up again, fought their way through hanging curtains of slime.

As he withdrew the delicate rapier, the man slithered to the dirt, eyes wide in shock.

The two men slipped and slithered on them, their clothes stained with fruit-juice.

The fact that women still think men will slither away at the slightest provocation is confirmed by the brisk sales of "The Rules."

The men are slithering over and around one another to examine their duty stations.