Unlike most of the terms on this list, “generation of vipers” has a documented, and quite famous, literary origin. The phrase appears in the King James Bible, used as a sharp rebuke, John the Baptist and later Jesus both use it, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, aimed at religious leaders accused of hypocrisy. … Read more
“Nest” is the most common collective noun for vipers, a large family of venomous snakes that includes adders, rattlesnakes, and pit vipers. Most vipers don’t build nests in the bird sense; the term instead points to shared shelters, communal winter dens, birthing sites, or simply a cluster of individuals sheltering in the same crevice or … Read more
A group of vipers is called a nest.