Searching for multiple strings in VI

[Cole Tuininga]

Here's a VI question for any takers - can I do a search on two different
strings at the same time?

Let's say I wanted to search for both "bob" and "snake" at the same
time.  I've tried the following without success:

/(bob|snake)
/\(bob|snake\)

None of these worked.  Any thoughts?  I'm using (g)vim 6.1 in case it
matters.

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Cole Tuininga
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