Answer:
Known as a great deceiver, It is evil's incarnation, Once used for veneration, The root of all procreation. All you can do is shiver, When it begins to slither.
My first is in window but not in pane. My second's in road but not in lane. My third is in oval but not in round. My fourth is in hearing but not in sound. My whole is known as a sign of peace. And from Noah's ark won quick release.
What animal has no wings, but yet will fly?
Tall when seated, short when standing.
You're gonna need a bigger boat to go after one of these toothy hunters.
I am owned by Old McDonald.