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Recent Examples of viper 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 According to a study published April 23 in the journal Evolution, some vipers are producing venoms containing fewer and more focused toxins, despite living in extremely varied environments. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for viper
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Noun
  • Potential signs of a snake bite include swelling, bruising, pain, drooling and weakness.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • However, contrary to popular belief, cobras aren’t the fastest strikers in the snake world.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • In 1945, a book about a family of trolls forced to find a new home—in a dark unknown forest with a terrifying serpent—after theirs is washed away, was quietly published in Finland to little fanfare.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • The heel measured 85mm — just over 3 inches — and the design was finished with a custom metallic buckle that mimics a serpent’s head.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 5 June 2025

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“Viper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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