as in snake
a limbless reptile with a long body
a viper sliding silently through the field
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Snake Island, where the show staged challenges, was notorious for banded sea kraits and venomous vipers; the island was also a handoff point for pirates, which meant that it was patrolled by Australian special forces.
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Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Now the executive must deal with a reawakened evil in the most vicious pit of vipers — a Hollywood studio lot.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
One of them is the Mabu bush viper (Atheris mabuensis).
—Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Sep. 2024
This viper hunts by hiding in rocky crevices, revealing only its tail above the surface.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Now the executive must deal with a reawakened evil in the most vicious pit of vipers — a Hollywood studio lot.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
One of them is the Mabu bush viper (Atheris mabuensis).
—Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Sep. 2024
This viper hunts by hiding in rocky crevices, revealing only its tail above the surface.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Viper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viper. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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