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viper

[vahy-per] / ˈvaɪ pər /
NOUN
snake
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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

Some populations are dark green with obvious blotches, making them fairly easy to distinguish from the redtail pit viper, which is bright green and unmarked.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 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

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

Eyelash vipers are famously polychromatic, which means their appearances can vary widely, even among snakes born in the same litter.

From National Geographic Feb. 13, 2024

He explained about the warning signs—the rotten-egg stench of sulfur gas, the mudslides, and, of course, the pit vipers.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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