sand viper

noun

1. hognose snake.
2. horned viper.

sand viper

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand viper¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

In a paper published recently by Toxicon, they report how a protein called eristostatin, which can be extracted from the venom of the Asian sand viper, helps people’s immune systems fight malignant melanoma.

From Economist

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

From Project Gutenberg