Animal Series #33 - Common Adder (Vipera Berus)
Common adder (Vipera Berus)
Venomous
Common adder is one of more than 200 species in the vipera family, but the only one living in northern Europe. The species is one of three free-range snake species in Norway, and the only one that is venomous.
ZigZag Pattern
The common adder is usually easily recognizable on the zigzag pattern it has on its back, but on the darkest specimens the pattern can be hard to see. In comparison with other snakes in the vipera family, the common adder has a relatively small head. It can be found in different color combinations. The females often have a brownish bottom color and a black pattern, while the male's bottom color is more gray than brown.
Cold blooded
They are heated by the surroundings (air temperature and solar radiation) around them. When it's cold in the weather they will be slow in the movements. Then you can often find them on rocks or stumps exposed to sunshine, as they try to raise body temperature.
Location: Bue, Norway
Camera: Nikon P900
No filter have been used
No editing have been made to these photos
Photographer: @flatman
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Fine bilete av hoggorm @Flatman
Det er ikkje så ofte eg treff på hoggorm lenger, endå om eg fartar ein del turar i marka. Kan hende er det på grunn av at på dei fleste turan mine plar eg går på opptrakka stiar der andre ôg ferdast.
Dei siste gongane eg har treft på hoggorm, har det vore medan eg har plukka blåbær.
Med vennleg helsing
@Siggjo
Takk for det @Siggjo!
Er flere år siden jeg selv har sett en levende hoggorm, de er jo ganske sky da, først ligger de vel stille, men kommer du for nær så stikker de someregel.
Nice close up picture :) quite Nice looking Snake AS Well
Well its not actually a close-up picture, I'm standing 2meters away from this little guy when taking these pictures, I don't want to get closer. Usually they are not aggressive, but when they have kids as this one does you never know if they will attack or not
These snakes I am very afraid. How are you not scared so close to take his picture?
I standing on a safe distance, using a lot of zoom to take this picture, I don't want to get close to these guys, you never know what they are going to do
This is a very wise decision! I would have never even approached too).
the snake is looking dangerous.close pic ,nice...@flatman