'Water viper' definitions:

Definition of 'Water viper'

From: GCIDE
  • Water viper \Wa"ter vi"per\ (Zool.) See Water moccasin. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'water viper'

From: GCIDE
  • Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zool.) A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper. [1913 Webster]