viper

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These include the green pit viper commonly found in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the Malabar pit viper and hump-nosed pit viper found in southern states and many other species in the north-eastern states.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

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

Was it a deadly viper or a harmless python?

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024

In 2013, biologist Alejandro Arteaga had just co-authored a book about the amphibians and reptiles of Mindo, Ecuador, complete with a beautiful, lime-colored eyelash viper on the cover.

From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2024

After a long, uncomfortable silence, Heqet said wryly, “Do I make myself unpleasant, as the viper said to the asp?”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw