vipers
Venomous slithering reptiles
Vipers are venomous snakes characterized by long, hinged fangs that fold against the roof of the mouth when not in use.
The family includes rattlesnakes, copperheads, and adders.
Figuratively, a viper is a treacherous or spiteful person—someone who strikes when you least expect it: She welcomed him into her home, not knowing she was harboring a viper.
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
coil · hiss · cold-blooded · adder · asp · puff adder · fer-de-lance · herpetology
Capable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
bite · envenomation · fangs · venom glands · cytotoxin · lethal · toxicology · necrosis
Cunning, limbless reptile
- EdenScriptural original paradise
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- EveGenesis matriarch
- AdamFirst created man
Genesis · forbidden fruit · fall of man · original sin · Satan · deceiver · curse · Pharisees
Disloyal pretend ally
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- snake in the grassSecretly treacherous person
- deceiverOne who tricks others
schemer · two-faced · double-crosser · Judas · turncoat · cunning · sly · manipulative
reptile
Cold-blooded scaled vertebrate
slither · coil · hiss · cold-blooded · adder · asp · puff adder · fer-de-lance · herpetology · forked tongue
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
antivenom · bite · envenomation · fangs · venom glands · cytotoxin · lethal · toxicology · necrosis · snakebite
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- EdenScriptural original paradise
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- EveGenesis matriarch
Adam · Genesis · forbidden fruit · fall of man · original sin · Satan · deceiver · curse · Pharisees · prophecy
backstabber
Disloyal pretend ally
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- snake in the grassSecretly treacherous person
deceiver · schemer · two-faced · double-crosser · Judas · turncoat · cunning · sly · manipulative · untrustworthy
deadly
Able to cause expiration
menacing · aggressive · hostile · predatory · vicious · strike · warning · threat · encounter · caution
- Snake Familiesboas, pythons, water snakes
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- Dangerous Creaturessharks, lions, tigers, crocodiles, bears
- egg-layerschickens, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys
- legless creaturessnakes, serpents, worms, slugs, cobras
vipersconstrictors
Snakes killing by compression
boas · pythons · anacondas · boa constrictors · ball pythons
vipersnonvenomous snakes
Serpents without toxic bites
garter snakes · corn snakes · rat snakes · garden snakes · milk snakes
- nest of vipersDangerous hostile gathering
- pit viperHeat-sensing venomous snake
- Dodge ViperAmerican high-performance sports car
- sand viperVenomous desert-dwelling snake
- viper biteWound from venomous serpent