viper

A Gaboon viper — a highly venomous snake native to the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa — was on the loose in a Santa Ana neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In Santa Ana, some in the department immediately were suspicious of the photo of the viper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Only when they reviewed the images did the Grammatico twins realise they had captured a mosquito resting on the head of a fer-de-lance viper.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

It moved like a young viper: purposeful, silent, and lethal.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

Gaboon vipers live on the ground and can weigh more than 45 pounds — too heavy to be adequately supported by a thin tree branch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

In their post, they said they had seized three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles and 44 Indonesian pit vipers from the passenger.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025

If I had the power to control Zach, Lena, Darryl, and those vipers, then I wouldn’t be a victim.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman