asps
Egyptian hooded serpents
Asps are venomous snakes, particularly the Egyptian cobra associated with Cleopatra's legendary suicide.
The word appears mainly in historical, literary, or biblical contexts rather than modern herpetology.
Figuratively, an asp suggests treachery or a venomous person: She nursed an asp at her bosom.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
slither · fangs · hiss · coil · strike · Egyptian cobra · hood · burrow
Egypt's last pharaoh
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- AntonyRoman general and statesman
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- suicideVoluntary death by oneself
Roman · Plutarch · death · Alexandria · throne · dramatic · basket · breast
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
scales · slither · fangs · hiss · coil · strike · Egyptian cobra · hood · burrow · cold-blooded
Cleopatra
Egypt's last pharaoh
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- AntonyRoman general and statesman
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
suicide · Roman · Plutarch · death · Alexandria · throne · dramatic · basket · breast · dramatic death
Cleopatra
Egypt's last pharaoh
hieroglyphics · sarcophagus · mummy · dynasty · ancient · Giza · Thebes · Luxor · Karnak · Memphis
toxin
Biological-origin harm agent
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- venomousProducing injected toxins
bite · envenomation · antivenom · lethal · deadly · fatal · hemotoxin · cytotoxin · necrosis · toxicology
aspsconstrictors
Snakes killing by compression
pythons · boas · anacondas · boa constrictors · ball pythons
aspsgarter snakes
Small striped serpents
corn snakes · rat snakes · king snakes · milk snakes · grass snakes