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Cockatrice :: Cockatrice (n.) A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk.

Culverin :: Culverin (n.) A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles..

Ophiomancy :: Ophiomancy (n.) Divination by serpents, as by their manner of eating, or by their coils..

Spiry :: Spiry (a.) Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.

Venomous :: Venomous (a.) Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous..

Ophiology :: Ophiology (n.) That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians, or serpents..

Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color..

Serpent :: Serpent (v. t.) To wind; to encircle.

Venomous :: Venomous (a.) Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects..

Dipsas :: Dipsas (n.) A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst.

Ophiologist :: Ophiologist (n.) One versed in the natural history of serpents.

Snake :: Snake (n.) Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent..

Ophite :: Ophite (a.) Of or pertaining to a serpent.

Ammonite :: Ammonite (n.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis..

Verd Antique :: Verd antique () A mottled-green serpentine marble.

Picrolite :: Picrolite (n.) A fibrous variety of serpentine.

Creese :: Creese (n.) A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade..

Echidna :: Echidna (n.) A monster, half maid and half serpent..

Rickrack :: Rickrack (n.) A kind of openwork edging made of serpentine braid.

Adder :: Adder (n.) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho.

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