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European viper

Vipera berus

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Field Notes

Description:

It was a young individual about 40 cm.

Habitat:

In a pine forest.

Notes:

In Sweden it's a protected species. I tried to find out more but obviously this color of this species is rare, looks like this is the first spotting of this coloration of European viper.

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Vipera berus

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Comments (2)
FaredinAliyevski
Thanks! Yes, I searched on internet but couldn't find pictures of this coloration at least for European species so it is a really important spotting.
MartinUrban
remarkable !! neither have i seen a red one yet ... !

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMay 30, 2013

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