Crossword Clue:

the study of snakes

Answer	Crossword Clue
OPHIOLOGY	Study of snakes
HISSTORY	Study of snakes' evolution
MODERNHISSTORY	The story of snakes, updated?

ASPS	"Raiders of the Lost Ark" snakes
VENIN	Toxic substance in the venom of poisonous snakes
STPAT	He rid Ire. of snakes, as the legend goes
IRELAND	Where Patrick got rid of the snakes, they say
ASPS	Venomous snakes lurking in each of the four longest puzzle answers
SEMATIC	Serving as a warning, as the color of certain poisonous snakes.
RIVERSOFAMERICA	A sequence of these snakes between two of the grid's corners, traveling horizontally and vertically