Viperine
Pronunciation : Vi"per*ine
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. viperinus: cf. F. vip?rin.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. Viperine snake. (Zo?l.) (a) Any venomous snake of the family Viperid?. (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913