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Biscione
Sign in to savethumb|200px|The coat of arms of the Visconti of Milan showing the biscione wearing a crown
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Contemporary use
- Similar symbols
- Coats of arms, flags and symbols bearing the ''biscione''
- See also
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|200px|The coat of arms of the Visconti of Milan showing the biscione wearing a crown
The biscione (English: "big grass snake"), less commonly known also as the vipera, is in heraldry a charge consisting of a divine serpent with a child in its mouth; the serpent may be variously described as being in the act of swallowing the child, or the child may be emerging from its mouth.