The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tropidonotus viperinus
Viperine \Vi"per*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. viperinus: cf. F. vip['e]rin.] Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. Viperine snake. (Zo["o]l.)
Any venomous snake of the family Viperid[ae].
A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color.