Caption

Wild common european viper (Vipera berus), brown, quite young animal, female, lying curled up and well camouflaged on the ground between moss, autumn leaves, broom heather or common heather (Calluna vulgaris), last year's grass, pine (Pinus) needles and twigs, Pietzmoor nature reserve, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 19, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK24G13_493

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

82,9Mb (7,5Mb) / 22,4in x 14,4in / 6716 x 4316 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty good well young young Pine Pinus Pines Pine tree pine spruce foliage leaves foliage twig twigs branch branches tree trees grass grasses leaf leaves vegetation vegetations wetland wetlands wet land moor high moor swamp swamps bog moor marsh Serpentes Snake Snakes serpent serpents wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife biotope biotopes camouflage camouflage animal animals autumn color autumn colors autumn-coloured autumn colour autumn colours autumn colouring colors of fall autumnal colored autumnal fall color fall colors nature open air Lower Saxony Northern Germany North Germany German wildlife fauna flora flora lie lying lies poisonous toxic Europe Europe's female animal female animals female needle needles brown Reptile Reptilia Reptiles poisonous snake poisonous snakes Common European viper Vipera berus Common European vipers Common European adder Common European adders adder Viper Vipers Viperidae mood atmosphere swamp swamps marshland marsh area marsh marshlands marsh areas marshes autumn foliage autumn leaf autumn leaves autumn foliage natural preserve natural preserves nature park natural park nature park Naturpark rolled up curled curled up rolled-up reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area female females ground grounds bottom young animal young animals cub pup suckling youngs cubs pups yuvenile hatchling hatchlings yuveniles sucklings youngster youngs animal child animal childs moss mosses autumn fall Autumn Season fall season Pinales Pinales Coniferales Conifer heath family Ericaceae heather family Erica autumnal Autumnally landscape landscapes scenery sceneries landscape photograph countryside landscape shot landscape photo atmospheric dyed coloured colored Pinaceae Pinaceae Pinaceae pointy pointed crecent branch bough tree branch branches tree branches boughes conifer conifers coniferous tree coniferous trees coniferous pine needle pine needles nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve moorland swamp landscape moorlands swamp landscapes camouflaged camouflage camouflaging camouflages camouflaged discolored colored discoloured coloured Calluna vulgaris Common Heather Heather Heathers Common Heathers Erica persoluta broom heath broom heather Heather plants Viper Vipera Vipers adaption adaptions Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD Lepidosauria Lepidosauria Lepidosauria swamp landscape swamps landscapes Scaled reptile Squamata Scaled reptiles colouring colourings discoloration discolorations discolouration colouring colour heathland heathlands heath landscape Heath area Heath areas heath landscapes Heath vegetation juvenile juveniles juvenil wildlife photography wildlife photography heath heaths Heide Pietzmoor Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath Nature Park Lunenburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Lüneburger Heide autumn mood autumn moods autumn atmosphere autumnal atmosphere autumnal mood Autumn atmosphere natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments marshy swampy boggy muddy Central Europe Middle Europe poisonous animal poisonous animals Erica Erica heath heather Vertebrate