Lexic.us

Definition of Sand viper

1. Noun. Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye.

2. Noun. Harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sand Viper

sand sedge sand sedges sand shark sand snake sand sole sand spurry sand stargazer sand storm sand storms sand tiger

sand trap sand traps sand tumor sand tumour sand verbena sand viper (current term) sand wasp sand wedge sand wedges sand whiting

sandable sandal sandal foot sandal strap dermatitis sandaled sandaliform sandaling sandalled sandalling sandalpunk

Literary usage of Sand viper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Out- Ing. 53: 522-4. Ja, '09. Snake In legends. No. Am. 190: 281-8. Ag. '0:>. Ferocious sand viper; how It kills and destroys its prey. FW Oelze. ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"By Colonel CE Stewart, CB Zoogeography—Sand-viper. I'. Zoolog. ... On the Geographical Variations of the Sand-viper, Vipera ammodytes. ..."

3. Diseases of the Dog and Their Treatment by Georg Alfred Müller, Alexander Glass (1911)
"They are the common viper (vipera berus), the asp (vipera aspis radii) and the sand viper (vipera ammodytes). The first serpent is found all over ..."

4. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"... to as the sand viper. Confusion arises in the identification of this animal, because some have horns, whereas others completely lack any trace of horns. ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Out- Ing. 53: 522-4. Ja, '09. Snake In legends. No. Am. 190: 281-8. Ag. '0:>. Ferocious sand viper; how It kills and destroys its prey. FW Oelze. ..."

6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"By Colonel CE Stewart, CB Zoogeography—Sand-viper. I'. Zoolog. ... On the Geographical Variations of the Sand-viper, Vipera ammodytes. ..."

7. Diseases of the Dog and Their Treatment by Georg Alfred Müller, Alexander Glass (1911)
"They are the common viper (vipera berus), the asp (vipera aspis radii) and the sand viper (vipera ammodytes). The first serpent is found all over ..."

8. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"... to as the sand viper. Confusion arises in the identification of this animal, because some have horns, whereas others completely lack any trace of horns. ..."

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