Caption

Wild common european viper (Vipera berus), brown adult female, lying well camouflaged between grass, moss, pine needles (Pinus), autumn leaves and heather or common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and branches, looking into the camera, Pietzmoor nature reserve, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 19, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK25B70_016

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

82,6Mb (8,0Mb) / 22,2in x 14,5in / 6651 x 4343 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty good well looking at camera direct look facing camera looking into the camera looking at the camera looks in the camera looks into the camera looks at the camera looking into camera in to the camera Pine Pinus Pines Pine tree pine spruce foliage leaves foliage 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 reserve reserves protected area sanctuary conservation area female females 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 moss-grown moss-covered covered with moss mossy moss covered overgrown with moss look looks looking view views look at looking at looks at looking overlooking looks into looking out observe observes gazes view of watching view over over 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 look into looking into looks into adaption adaptions adult 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 face to face facing each other facing eye contact wildlife photography wildlife photography 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 adult animal adult animals old animal natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments marshy swampy boggy muddy mature matures Central Europe Middle Europe poisonous animal poisonous animals Vertebrate