viper

Powell compared China’s naval strategy around Taiwan to that of a boa constrictor, moving slowly to overpower its rival, rather than striking dramatically as a viper might.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Among them was the original type specimen of the Himalayan pit viper, which helped researchers confirm the snake's true scientific identity.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

In 2019, officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man travelling from Thailand.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025

He played Tedros, a wannabe music industry impresario who also happened to be a pseudo-cult-leading viper attracted to the shiny fame of Lily-Rose Depp’s pop star, Jocelyn.

From Salon ● May 19, 2025

The tropics will intoxicate you with the sweetness of frangipani flowers and lay you down with the sting of a viper, with hardly room to breathe in between.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Bouncing down dusty roads, performing at snake-handling parties, rescuing homeowners from vipers and thousands of creatures from nameless obscurity, the snake men appeal to the renegade in us all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

In June, Mumbai customs intercepted two passengers arriving from Thailand with dozens of venomous vipers and more than 100 other creatures, including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums, also arriving from Thailand.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

Officials said the reptiles, including 47 venomous vipers, were found concealed in the man's checked-in luggage.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025

It is visible to pit vipers as heat, giving them a Predator-like advantage for hunting.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024

Tyson jumped back as Kampe’s hair lashed and hissed, and the vipers around her legs darted their tongues in every direction.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan