Synonyms of vipers

vipers

noun

plural of viper

as in serpents

a limbless reptile with a long body

a viper sliding silently through the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• serpents
• snakes
• cobras
• pythons
• rattlesnakes
• adders
• copperheads
• asps
• boas
• racers
• pit vipers
• mambas
• constrictors
• kraits
• taipans
• anacondas
• moccasins
• garter snakes
• water snakes
• sea snakes
• sea serpents
• coral snakes
• sidewinders
• bull snakes
• rat snakes
• gopher snakes
• milk snakes
• king snakes
• green snakes
• bushmasters
• worm snakes
• water moccasins
• king cobras
• indigo snakes
• pine snakes
• puff adders
• hognose snakes
• fer-de-lance
• blacksnakes
• horned vipers
• chicken snakes
• diamondback rattlesnakes
• blue racers
• black racers
• cottonmouth moccasins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vipers

Gaboon vipers live on the ground and can weigh more than 45 pounds — too heavy to be adequately supported by a thin tree branch. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

There were rattlesnakes and vipers in the rest of Canada, but no snakes here in except the harmless garter snake. — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Other vipers are known to flick their tails, especially baby vipers with bright green or neon yellow tail tips that might appear like a wiggly worm to unsuspecting frogs. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Goode needed no persuading about the beauty of animals like New Caledonian geckos, African bush vipers, Caribbean rock iguanas, and similar Cyclura. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

For example, vipers use their fangs to inject venom into their target. — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

The poison of vipers is on their lips—and yet stop. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Dangerous reptiles like cobras, mambas, vipers, anacondas and rattlesnakes are all banned from private ownership. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026

The animal enthusiast has since fished vipers from beneath houses, underneath baby cribs, the inside of dry wall, the back of a refrigerator, a fire department, a Safeway and scores of other spots. — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026