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? |
Why nourish a viper in one's bosom, cultivate an adversary, possibly an enemy? |
He also finds some of the rare and unique snakes in his journey, which includes eyelash viper, the fer de lance and the bushmaster. |
Madam Relena had returned to her couch and now sat imperiously in it watching Mark as a pit viper does its prey. |
The bushmaster, at up to 10 feet long, is the world's largest pit viper and a dangerous one. |
As they chattered a small striped viper squirmed on top of the map with tongue flickering from open fangs. |