Viper Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, New Zealand, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipe ...

s are snakes in the family Viperidae. Viper may also refer to:

Animals

Viperinae Viperinae, or viperines, are a subfamily of vipers endemic to Europe, Asia and Africa. They are distinguished by their lack of the heat-sensing pit organs that characterize their sister group, the subfamily Crotalinae. Currently, 13 genera are r ...

, a subfamily of Viperidae called ''true vipers'' *

Crotalinae The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . or pit adders, are a subfamily of vipers found in Asia and the Americas. Like all other vipers ...

, a subfamily of Viperidae called ''pit vipers'' * Water viper (''Agkistrodon piscivorus'', more commonly called a ''water moccasin'' or ''cottonmouth''), a Viperidae snake (within the Crotalinae subfamily) found in the Southeastern United States

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''The Viper'' (1938 film), a lost British film * ''The Viper'' (1965 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Viper'' (film), a 2001 film * ''Vipers'' (film), a 2008 film * ''Viper'' (TV series), a 1990s American series * "Viper" (''Gotham''), an episode in the television series ''Gotham''

Music

Viper (band) Viper is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in 1985, initially influenced by Iron Maiden and the new wave of British heavy metal, later developing a very particular sound. History Viper recorded their first demo tape in 1985, '' The Killer ...

, a Brazilian heavy metal band * Vyper, an American heavy metal band that signed a contract with

Eric Greif Eric Greif (June 19, 1962 – October 29, 2021) was a Canadian-American lawyer, university instructor, and entertainment personality and producer known for a management and record production career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 19 ...

* The Viper Label, a British indie record label * "Viper", a song on the album ''

Loudspeaker A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or, more fully, a speaker system) is a combination of one or more speaker drivers, an enclosure, and electrical connections (possibly including a crossover network). The speaker driver is an ...

'' by Marty Friedman *

Viper (rapper) Lee Arthur Carter (born October 7, 1971), known professionally by his stage name Viper, is an American Rapping, rapper, record producer, and actor. He is regarded as one of the originators of cloud rap. Viper began releasing music in 2003, or ...

, an American musician regarded as a pioneer of cloud rap

Roller coasters

Viper (Six Flags Darien Lake) Viper is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Darien Lake amusement park in Darien, New York, United States. Built by the newly-formed Arrow Huss, the ride opened in 1982 as the first roller coaster in the world to feature five inversi ...

, in New York * Viper (Six Flags AstroWorld), in Texas *

Viper (Six Flags Great Adventure) Viper was a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Manufactured by TOGO at an estimated cost of $4 million, the ride opened to the public in June 1995. It replaced another steel coaster manufactu ...

, in New Jersey *

Viper (Six Flags Great America) Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper is a mirrored replica of the Coney Island Cyclone and is the only roller coaster ever to be built directly by Six Flags. It was ...

, in Illinois *

Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Viper is a steel roller coaster located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, Valencia, California. Viper is the last operating roller coaster with seven inversions to be built by American manufacturer Arrow ...

, in California * Viper (Six Flags Over Georgia), in Georgia

Fictional characters

Viper (G.I. Joe) The Cobra Troopers serve as the basic Infantry, foot soldiers of the Cobra Command, Cobra Organization, as part of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. They are generally depicted as legions of uniformed sol ...

, the code name given to a large majority of the soldiers in the Cobra Organization of the G.I. Joe toyline *

Viper (Marvel Comics) Vagabond Vagabond (Priscilla Lyons) is the former partner and girlfriend of Jack Monroe (character), Nomad (Jack Monroe). She prevented Black Racer's assassination attempt on Sidewinder (character), Sidewinder. She thwarted and captured Dr. Karl ...

, the name of four villains * Viper (''Reborn!'' character), in the manga series ''Reborn!'' * Viper (''Sgt. Frog''), a family in the manga series ''Sgt. Frog'' * Viper, in the video game ''

Titanfall 2 ''Titanfall 2'' is a 2016 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. A sequel to 2014's ''Titanfall (video game), Titanfall'', the game was released worldwide on October ...

'' * Viper, the Netherdrake, in the video game series ''

Dota ''Dota'' is a series of strategy video games. The series began in 2003 with the release of ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a fan-developed multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) custom map for the video game ''Warcraft III: Reign of Ch ...

'' *

Viper Squad MANTA Force is a line of toys produced by British toy company Bluebird in 1987. The toyline was initially divided into two main factions: the heroic MANTA Force and their opponents, the evil Viper Squad. Following the popularity of the MANTA F ...

, characters in the Manta Force toyline *

Crimson Viper is a 2008 fighting game developed by Capcom and Dimps and published by Capcom. It was the first original main entry in the series since ''Street Fighter III'' in 1997, a hiatus of eleven years. Designed for the Taito Type X2 Arcade video game, a ...

, in the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game franchise * Dr. Viper, the primary villain in the ''SWAT Kats'' television series *

General Viper is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation video game console. It is the successor to ''Chrono Trigger'', which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. While ...

, in the video game ''Chrono Cross'' *

Master Viper The following is a list of characters from the DreamWorks animated film media franchise ''Kung Fu Panda''. The franchise includes four films (''Kung Fu Panda'', ''Kung Fu Panda 2'', ''Kung Fu Panda 3'', and '' Kung Fu Panda 4''), a series of sho ...

, in the ''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise * Black Arts Viper, a '' Metal Gear: Ghost Babel'' character * Mike "Viper" Metcalf, commanding officer and instructor in the film ''

Top Gun ''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired ...

'' * Sabine Callas, codenamed Viper, in the video game ''

Valorant ''Valorant'' is a 2020 First-person shooter, first-person tactical shooter, tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. A free-to-play game, ''Valorant'' takes inspiration from the ''Counter-Strike'' series, borrow ...

Other arts and entertainment

Viper Comics Viper Comics is an American comics publisher that first published works in 2003. History Viper Comics is based in Texas, U.S.; according to its website it is based in Irving, an inner ring suburb of Dallas. Its president since its foundation ...

, an independent publisher of comic books and graphic novel trade paperbacks * Vipers (''Battlestar Galactica''), starfighter spacecraft in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise * ''Viper'', a series of adult video games by publisher and developer Sogna *

The Viper (Sapkowski) ''The Viper'' () is a 2009 historical novel with elements of fantasy by the Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. It is set in the framework of the Soviet–Afghan War. The title refers to the golden viper which awakens the protagonist's suppressed para ...

, a 2009 novel by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski

Consumer products

* ESP Viper, an electric guitar * Ovation Viper, an electric guitar * Remington Model 522 Viper, a semi-automatic rifle * Serpent Viper 977, a 1/8 scale radio controlled pan-car by

Serpent Serpent or The Serpent may refer to: * Snake, a carnivorous reptile of the suborder Serpentes Mythology and religion * Sea serpent, a monstrous ocean creature * Serpent symbolism, the snake in religious rites and mythological contexts * Serpen ...

Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera The Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera is a digital movie camera produced by Thomson Multimedia (now Vantiva). Introduced in the early 2000s as makers of feature films were turning to digital cinematography, the Viper influenced subsequent HD, UHD, a ...

* Viper, a brand of vacuum cleaner by

Nilfisk Nilfisk is a supplier of professional cleaning equipment in both industrial, commercial and consumer markets. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with sales entities in 45 countries and dealers in more than 100 countries. Nil ...

* Viper, car alarms and accessories produced by

Directed Electronics Directed Electronics, Inc. (DEI) is an Orlando, Florida-based producer of car security products, including Viper car alarms and accessories. It is a subsidiary of VOXX Automotive, which is owned by VOXX International. History DEI was founded in ...

Military uses

Aviation

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superio ...

, a jet fighter nicknamed "Viper" * HMLA-169, a USMC helicopter squadron nicknamed "Vipers" *

Bell AH-1Z Viper The Bell AH-1Z Viper is a twin-engine attack helicopter, based on the AH-1W SuperCobra, designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is one of the latest members of the prolific Bell Huey family. It is ofte ...

, a twin-engine attack helicopter *

Armstrong Siddeley Viper The Armstrong Siddeley Viper is a British turbojet engine developed and produced by Armstrong Siddeley and then by its successor companies Bristol Siddeley and Rolls-Royce Limited. It entered service in 1953 and remained in use with the Ro ...

, a turbojet engine

Naval vessels

* HMS ''Viper'', various Royal Navy ships * KRI ''Viper'', an Indonesian Navy patrol boat * USS ''Viper'', three United States Navy ships * SMS Viper, two ships of the German or Austro-Hungarian Navies

Rockets and missiles

* AGM-80 Viper, an American air-to-surface missile *

Dornier Viper The Dornier Viper was a West German/Norwegian air-to-air missile project, intended to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder, in ''Luftwaffe'' service from 1975/76. The Viper was developed by Bodenseewerk and Dornier Systems, using an infrared seeker and a n ...

, an air-to-air missile * FGR-17 Viper, an antitank rocket, subject of a government spending controversy *

Giant Viper The Giant Viper was a trailer-mounted, vehicle-pulled, mine clearance system, designed to be deployed in areas containing land mines. It was developed for the British Army in the 1950s. It was designed to be towed behind a Centurion gun tank, FV400 ...

, a rocket-launched mine-clearance system

Other military uses

* Operation Viper, conducted by the United States military in Afghanistan *

VIPeR Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, New Zealand, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipe ...

, a military robot

People

* Martin Foley (born 1952), Irish criminal known as "The Viper" *

Viper (actress) Stephanie Patricia Green (September 12, 1959 – December 24, 2010),

(1959–2010), American pornographic actress with a full-body snake tattoo * Kimberly Benson (born 1991), Scottish professional wrestler, ring name Viper *

Randy Orton Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE since 2000, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. Orton is widely regarded as one of t ...

(born 1980), American professional wrestler nicknamed "The Viper" *

(born 1971), American rapper

Places

Viper, Kentucky Viper is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The community was so named on account of viper snakes near the original town site. Today Viper is served by Kentucky Route 7, south-southeast of Hazard. Viper h ...

, an unincorporated community * Viper Island, one of the Andaman Islands of India * The Viper, Mill Green, a public house in Essex, England

Sports teams

Alabama Vipers The Alabama Vipers were a professional arena football team, that played in the Arena Football League. For most of their history, the Vipers played as the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the now-defunct af2, the minor league for the original Arena Fo ...

, an American football team (2000–2010) *

Calgary Vipers The Calgary Vipers were a professional baseball team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were part of the Western Division of the independent North American League. The Vipers played all of their home games at Foothills Stadium. Previously, ...

, a Canadian baseball team (2005–2011) * HC Vipers Tallinn, an Estonian ice hockey team (2011–present) *

Newcastle Vipers From 2002 to 2011 the Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolita ...

, a British ice hockey club (2002–2011) *

Rio Grande Valley Vipers The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Edinburg, Texas, and are affiliated with the Houston Rockets. The Vipers play their home games at the Bert Ogden Arena. The Vipers have won f ...

, an American basketball team (2007–present) *

Southern Vipers The Southern Vipers were a women's cricket team that represented the South of England. The Vipers wore an orange and black kit and primarily played their home matches at the Rose Bowl and the County Ground, Hove. They were coached by former ...

, an English women's cricket team (2016–present) * St. Louis Vipers, an American roller hockey team (1993–1999) *

Vaughan Vipers The Vaughan Vipers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. History In 1991, the expansion Royal York Rangers joined the Central Jr. B league, which became the Ontario ...

, a junior ice hockey team in Ontario, Canada (1991–2012) *

Vegas Vipers The Vegas Vipers were a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Vipers competed in the XFL (2020–2023), XFL football league. The team was founded by Vince McMahon's Alpha Entertainment as the Tampa Bay V ...

, an XFL team (2020–2023) *

Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kal Tire Place. History The ...

, a junior A hockey team in British Columbia, Canada (1961–present) *

Vipers Kristiansand Vipers Kristiansand was a professional handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. The team competed in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2001. They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending ...

, a Norwegian handball team (1938–present)

Technology

Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording (VIPER) is a digital system for conducting identity parades. Rather than recruit a group of volunteers who resemble a suspect, police officers can retrieve a selection of pre-recorded video recordi ...

(VIPER), a British system for conducting digital identity parades * VIPER microprocessor, a microprocessor designed by the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment *

Viper telescope The Viper telescope was a 2-metre telescope used to observe the submillimetre band from the South Pole. This telescope was located at the Center for Astrophysical Research, also known as (CARA), in the Amundsen-Scott station in Antarctica. The p ...

, used to view mainly cosmic background radiation * ''VIPER'' (rover), a cancelled NASA lunar rover * Vyper, one of the programming languages used in

Ethereum Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization. It is open-s ...

Transportation

Air

* Paxman Viper, a Canadian ultralight homebuilt kit aircraft of 1994, of which only one was built *

Tomark Viper SD4 The Tomark Viper SD4 is a Slovak single–engine, all-metal, two-seat low wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage and side-by-side seating for two people. The aircraft is built by Tomark s.r.o. of Prešov. Design and development De ...

, an airplane made in Slovakia beginning in the mid-2000s *

Wolseley Viper The Wolseley Viper is a British-built, high-compression derivative of the Hispano Suiza HS-8 liquid-cooled V-8 engine, built under licence by Wolseley Motors during World War I. It powered later models of the S.E.5a, SPAD VII and other Brit ...

, a V-8 aircraft engine of the World War I era (circa 1918)

Land

Dodge Viper The Dodge Viper is a sports car that was manufactured by Dodge (by Street & Racing Technology, SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of American car manufacturer Chrysler from 1992 until 2017, having taken a brief hiatus in 2007 and from 2011 to 20 ...

, a two-seat sports car manufactured by Chrysler (previously known as the SRT Viper) * Eurofly Viper, an Italian ultralight trike aircraft *

Millyard Viper V10 The Millyard Viper V10 is a one-off motorcycle capable of over that was built by British engineer Allen Millyard. The motorcycle weighs , of which is the 8-litre engine, sourced from eBay, originally intended for a Dodge Viper, with the V10 ...

, a one-off motorcycle * Velocette Viper, a British motorcycle made by Velocette between 1955 and 1968

Sea

* Viper 640, an American sailboat design * Viper (catamaran), a catamaran used for racing

Other uses

* VIPERs, exchange-traded funds issued by

The Vanguard Group The Vanguard Group, Inc. is an American registered investment adviser founded on May 1, 1975, and based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with about $10.4 trillion in global assets under management as of 31 January 2025. It is the largest provide ...

Viper (hieroglyph) The total number of distinct Egyptian hieroglyphs increased over time from several hundred in the Middle Kingdom to several thousand during the Ptolemaic Kingdom. In 1928/1929 Alan Gardiner published an overview of hieroglyphs, Gardiner's sign ...

, an Egyptian hieroglyph