For example, one of the wall panels in the exhibition shows a Gaboon viper that has captured a small antelope. |
Why nourish a viper in one's bosom, cultivate an adversary, possibly an enemy? |
You remember the old story of the tender-hearted man, who placed a frozen viper in his bosom, and was stung by it when it became thawed? |
The bushmaster, at up to 10 feet long, is the world's largest pit viper and a dangerous one. |
The adder or viper is common throughout mainland Britain and some of the islands off the west coast of Scotland. |
He also finds some of the rare and unique snakes in his journey, which includes eyelash viper, the fer de lance and the bushmaster. |