Title

Wild common european viper

Caption

Wild common european viper (Vipera berus), brown, quite young animal, female, threatening position, lambing, lying curled up in year-old grass and sunning itself, Pietzmoor nature reserve, Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 19, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK23F42_200

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

79.7Mb (4.1Mb) / 21.1in x 14.7in / 6319 x 4406 (300dpi)

Keywords

Central Europe Common European adder Common European viper Common European vipers Erica Ericaceae Europe Europe's FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Heide Lepidosauria Lower Saxony Middle Europe Naturpark No People Pietzmoor Republic of Germany Scaled reptile Scaled reptiles Serpentes Snake Snakes Squamata Vertebrate Vipera Vipera berus Wildlife aggression aggressions aggressive animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal child animals animals in the wild attack position bask behavior behaviour belligerent biotope biotopes bog boggy brown conservation area countryside cub curled deserted empty environmental reserve fauna female female animal female animals females flora grass grasses habitat hatchling heath family heather heather family juvenile juveniles landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes lie lying marsh marsh area marshland marshy menacing muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody open air poisonous poisonous animal poisonous animals poisonous snake poisonous snakes protected area pup reserve reserves rolled up sanctuary scenery serpent social behavior social behaviour social behaviours suckling sun-bathe sunbathe sunbathing sunning suntan swamp swamps swamps landscapes swampy tan threat threatening behaviour threatening gesture threatening gestures threatening position threatening posture threats toxic uninhabited warm warming wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography young young animal young animals youngster yuvenile Heath area Lueneburg Heath Lunenburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Nature Park Lueneburger Heide North Germany Northern Germany Reptile Reptiles Reptilia Viper Viperidae Vipers heat heath heath landscape heathland heathlands high moor intimidate moor moorland moorlands posture postures swamp landscape threaten threatening vegetation vegetations warmth