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Small viper A small viper found in a small bush of heath at the Veluwe, photographed at macro distance (20cm), before it tried to attack. Vipera berus,Vipers,adder,veluwe Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Small viper

A small viper found in a small bush of heath at the Veluwe, photographed at macro distance (20cm), before it tried to attack.

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  1. Glad you survived! Quite unique and educational to see a viper in the Netherlands. Posted 13 years ago
  2. Wow! I haven't met anyone who has actually seen a adder in the Netherlands yet. And you where able to find one and even make a beautiful picture of it! Nice! Posted 13 years ago
    1. Thanks! This was a real small viper, on my own website I have a crop of a large female viper, I'm not posting it here because I am not completely happy with the resolution of the image (because of the crop). And, she was hiding in a bush, so no clean shot, but, she really is a beauty!! ( http://www.kurt-fotografie.nl/index.php?album=reptielen ) Posted 13 years ago
      1. hi Kurt, I invite you to post it here anyway. JungleDragon is not an elitist photo community so even sub optimal photos are welcome. We of course enjoy quality photos, but it's still better to have a sub optimal shot of a specie then none at all. Posted 13 years ago
        1. You do have a point in this, so I uploaded a photo of the complete viper. Posted 13 years ago
          1. Thanks, and I love the shot! Posted 13 years ago

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''Vipera berus'', the common European adder or common European viper, is a venomous viper species that is extremely widespread and can be found throughout most of Western Europe and all the way to Far East Asia. Known by a host of common names including ''Common adder'' and ''Common viper'', adders have been the subject of much folklore in Britain and other European countries. They are not regarded as highly dangerous; the snake is not aggressive and usually only bites when alarmed or disturbed... more

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By Kurt Peeters

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Uploaded Dec 4, 2011. Captured Sep 21, 2011 19:21.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/6.3
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm