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viper

[vahy-per] / ˈvaɪ pər /
NOUN
snake
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In Santa Ana, some in the department immediately were suspicious of the photo of the viper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A woman living nearby called police in a panic after she found a snake, which turned out not to be a 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

“No kidding? I wasn’t sure—that viper glare she gave me when you made her invite me didn’t quite get the message across, I guess.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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

Confronting her audience, she scolded: "I'll tell you something about my good name / It's mine alone to disgrace / I don't cater to all these vipers dressed in empath's clothing."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

While 95Mat5 is effective against the venom of all elapids, it does not block the venom of vipers -- the second group of venomous snakes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024

Well, they were darlings and vipers, all of them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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