as in snake
a limbless reptile with a long body
a viper sliding silently through the field
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Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The pit vipers can be found across the eastern United States, with sightings ranging from Texas to Iowa to the Carolinas and north to Pennsylvania and New England, according to the National Zoo.
Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Finally, there’s the pit viper sub-family (Crotalinae), which includes rattlesnakes, copperheads and bushmasters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Venom from snakes in the viper family rips up tissues, causing victims to bleed to death.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The pit vipers can be found across the eastern United States, with sightings ranging from Texas to Iowa to the Carolinas and north to Pennsylvania and New England, according to the National Zoo.
Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Finally, there’s the pit viper sub-family (Crotalinae), which includes rattlesnakes, copperheads and bushmasters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Venom from snakes in the viper family rips up tissues, causing victims to bleed to death.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for viper
Noun
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These snakes, requiring special permits for transport, were discovered during a body search after a tip-off about the man’s activities.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The waitstaff snake through the tables, leaving dishes in their wake.—
Derek Sandhaus,
Saveur,
10 July 2025
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The image in the lower left-hand corner is similar to the one on the Mexican flag: an eagle devouring a serpent.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
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In the past, researchers have experimented with placing live rabbits in pens in a bid to attract the invasive serpents in Everglades National Park.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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“Viper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viper. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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