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European asp, Vipera aspis "Asp" is the modern anglicisation of the word "aspis", which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region. [1] The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper". [2] It is believed that aspis referred to what is now known as the Egyptian cobra. [3]
Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, died on either 10 or 12 August, 30 BC, in Alexandria, when she was 39 years old.According to popular belief, Cleopatra killed herself by allowing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her, but according to the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or by introducing the poison ...
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Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe.Its common names include asp, asp viper, [5] European asp, [6] and aspic viper, [7] among others.Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
Egyptian cobra (Upper part) The Egyptian cobra is a large species. The head is large and depressed and slightly distinct from the neck. The neck of this species has long cervical ribs capable of expanding to form a hood, like all other cobras. The snout of the Egyptian cobra is moderately broad and rounded. The eye is quite big with a round pupil.
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Asp (fish) Asp (snake), in antiquity, one of several venomous snakes Cerastes cerastes, a viper found in the Sahara desert; Cerastes vipera, a viper found in the Sahara desert; Egyptian cobra, a venomous snake found in North Africa and parts of the Middle East; Vipera aspis, a viper found in Europe
Via Latin aspis, it is the source of the English word "asp". In ancient texts, aspis or asp often referred to the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje), in reference to its shield-like hood. [21] The genus was first described by the German naturalist Hermann Schlegel in 1848, [22] with Elaps jamesonii as the type species.