Remove my very first letter and I become a cold-blooded reptile; leave me whole and I am a roaring storm of blinding snow. What word am I?
Blizzard
Removing the letter 'B' from 'Blizzard' (a severe snowstorm) leaves the word 'Lizard' (a reptile).
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