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Adder
A common adder snake on a slope with mosses, grasses and other vegetation. Half its body is coiled in a figure of eight to allow striking
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Binomial name
Vipera berus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Shows the front parts of two common adders. One snake has the normal colour while the other has melanistic color/pattern form. The head of the normal snake is enclosed in a half-coil of the melanistic form.
V. berus: normal and melanistic colour patterns

The adder, Vipera berus is a venomous viper that can be found throughout most of Western Europe and all the way to East Asia. It is the only venomous snake in the British Isles.

They are not highly dangerous: the snake is not aggressive and usually only bites when alarmed or disturbed. Bites can be very painful, but they are rarely fatal. The snake is not threatened, though it is protected in some countries. view more...







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