vipers

plural of viper

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Recent Examples of vipers 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 Other shipments sent by Lin included alligator lizards, venomous green tree vipers and palm pit vipers, all protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vipers
Noun
  • The serpents aren't the only unusual visitors popping up off Southern California's coast.
    — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The serpents hunt for fish in open water and can easily get caught in currents.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • But by now, thousands of examples have been reported, Feschotte said, in species that run the gamut from fungal pathogens to snakes to cows.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Vipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vipers. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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