Viperine snake

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Viperine \Vi"per*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. viperinus: cf. F.
   vip['e]rin.]
   Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper.
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   {Viperine snake}. (Zool.)
   (a) Any venomous snake of the family {Viperidae}.
   (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color,
       esp. {Tropidonotus viperinus}, a small European species
       which resembles the viper in color.
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