Title

Wild common european viper

Caption

Wild common european viper (Vipera berus), brown adult, female, lying curled up and well camouflaged among grass, pine (Pinus) needles and common heather (Calluna vulgaris), looking at the camera, Pietzmoor nature reserve, Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 19, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK23F46_214

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50,5Mb (2,4Mb) / 16,7in x 11,8in / 5000 x 3530 (300dpi)

Keywords

Calluna vulgaris Central Europe Common European adder Common European viper Common European vipers Common Heather Common Heathers Erica Ericaceae Europe Europe's FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Heather Heather plants Heide Lepidosauria Lower Saxony Middle Europe Naturpark No People Pietzmoor Pinaceae Pine Pine tree Pines Pinus Republic of Germany Scaled reptile Scaled reptiles Serpentes Snake Snakes Squamata Vertebrate Vipera Vipera berus Wildlife adaption adaptions adult adult animal adult animals animal animals animals in the wild biotope biotopes bog boggy broom heath brown camouflage camouflaged camouflaging conifer coniferous coniferous tree conifers conservation area countryside crecent curled deserted direct look empty environmental reserve eye contact face to face facing facing camera facing each other fauna female female animal female animals females flora gazes good grass grasses habitat heath family heather heather family landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes lie look look at looking at camera looking at the camera looking out looks looks at the camera looks in the camera looks into looks into the camera lying marsh marsh area marshland marshy mature matures muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves needle needles no one nobody observe old animal open air pine needle pine needles pine spruce pointed pointy poisonous poisonous animal poisonous animals poisonous snake poisonous snakes protected area reserve reserves rolled up sanctuary scenery serpent swamp swamps swamps landscapes swampy toxic tree trees uninhabited view view over watching well wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Conifer Coniferales Heath area Lueneburg Heath Lunenburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Nature Park Lueneburger Heide North Germany Northern Germany Pinales Reptile Reptiles Reptilia Viper Viperidae Vipers heath heath landscape heathland heathlands high moor moor moorland moorlands swamp landscape vegetation vegetations