He was constantly wounded, and yet his good-nature was such that he could not bear malice: the viper might sting him, but he never learned by experience, and had no sooner recovered from his pain than he tenderly placed it once more in his bosom.
Ned would sooner entrust a child to a pit viper than to Lord Tywin, but he left his doubts unspoken.
The main clay work includes tigers,five poisonous creatures (scorpion, viper, centipede, house lizard and toad), crouching cow, zodiac animals (the twelve symbolic animals used to denote the year of one's birth),toys,legendary figures like the eight immortals,and characters in the Three Kingdoms and Pilgrimage to the West.
Europe - asp viper, hornet - 、 The European hornet isn't as fearsome as its Japanese counter-part, but can be extremely aggressive if its nest is threatened.
A Viper, entering the workshop of a smith, sought from the tools the means of satisfying his hunger.
A Hen finding the eggs of a viper, and carefully keeping them warm, nourished them into life.