viper

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In 2019, officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man travelling from Thailand.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

Was it a deadly viper or a harmless python?

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024

For instance, pit viper venom has already led to the development of a blood pressure medication.

From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2024

A serpent-tongued viper might call these true believers goobers, rubes, suckers, and dupes, but what good would it do?

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

It finally met its end in a curious way: a young viper bit it.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel