asp,popularnameforseveralspeciesofviper,oneofwhich,theEuropeanasp(Viperaaspis),isnativetoSEurope.ItisalsoanamefortheEgyptiancobra(Najahaja).ItisbelievedthattheaspCleopatrausedtocommitsuicidewaseitherthatcobraorthehornedviper(Cerastescornutus)ofNAfrica.TheColumbiaElectronicEncyclopediaCopyright©2004.LicensedfromColumbiaUniversityPressASPASPisathree-letteracronymwithn...