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viper

[vahy-per] / ˈvaɪ pər /
NOUN
snake
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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

Even if you’re pretty sure it was the viper, doctors will likely wait to see whether you develop symptoms before giving you the drug—a delay that could cost you a limb or even your life.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024

She held herself as still as a queen on a quell board, her eyes cut as narrow as the heat pits on a viper, and watched them come.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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