horned viper in English
noun
1
a venomous nocturnal snake with an upright projection over each eye, native to the sandy deserts of North Africa and Arabia. It moves in the same way as the sidewinder.
When it slithers, the horned viper slides sideways across the sand in what is known as sidewinding.
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1. Asp definition, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper
2. By lying in wait like the horned viper, he could, in effect, bite the heels of the horse carrying an enemy warrior and cause it to rear up and dump its rider off backward.