vipers

plural of viper

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Recent Examples of vipers 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 Now, young people are buying venomous pet vipers. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025 The vipers closed their jaws to inject the venom only when their fangs were comfortably in place. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vipers
Noun
  • In Roman art, invidia is sometimes depicted as a gaunt Medusa-like figure with serpents for hair.
    Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Those serpents include six rattlesnake species and non-rattlers, such as the Copperhead, Water Moccasin (or Cottonmouth) and Eastern Coral snakes.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cottonmouths — semiaquatic snakes also known as water moccasins — are in the top three most commonly encountered venomous snakes in Arkansas, Davis said.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Several dogs were bitten by rattlesnakes in a Westminster open space over the weekend as hot summer weather drove both residents and snakes outside, city officials said.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Vipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vipers. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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