Adder
Vipera nikolskii
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Vipera
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Adder (Vipera nikolskii) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, mountain forest and 9 more. Common: recorded in 112 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Vipera chloris
- Sako's Viper Vipera sakoi
- Vipera weigeli
- Vipera illyrica
- Nose-horned Viper Vipera ammodytes
- Asp Viper Vipera aspis
- Turkish Viper Vipera barani
- Darevsky's Viper Vipera darevskii
- Caucasus Viper Vipera kaznakovi
- Lotiev's Viper Vipera lotievi
- European Adder Vipera berus
- Transcaucasian Long-nosed Viper Vipera transcaucasiana
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.