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sand viper

American  

noun

  1. hognose snake.

  2. horned viper.

sand viper British  

noun

  1. a S European viper, Vipera ammodytes, having a yellowish-brown coloration with a zigzag pattern along the back

  2. another name for horned viper

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Etymology

Origin of sand viper

First recorded in 1660–70

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Fully as much terror attaches, in the country districts, to the puff adder or sand viper as to the rattlesnake or copperhead.

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