Question

snakes are milked many times after the initial, or first, collection. the venom is saved and used to make medicine. that makes milking a snake worth the risk of being bitten by one! the medicine made by snake venom is called antivenom. it helps to save the lives of people bitten by venomous snakes. complete the chart. which of these clues helps you understand what initial means?

Explanation:

In the sentence "Snakes are milked many times after the initial, or first, collection", the word "or" is a context clue. It shows that "initial" has a similar meaning to the word "first" which is given right after it. So we can use this synonym - type of context clue (where one word is explained by another word with a similar meaning) to understand the meaning of "initial".

Answer:

The clue is "or first" (a synonym - type context clue).