Asp Viper
Vipera aspis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Vipera
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Common
About
Asp Viper (Vipera aspis) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Andorra, France, Germany, Italy, San Marino and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, woodland and 32 more. Common: recorded in 1557 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.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Meadow
- Alpine Meadow
- Alpine Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Alpine Shrubland
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Gorges
- Scree Slopes
- Mountain Slopes
- Rock Crevices
- Coastal Scrub
- Agricultural Land
Related snakes
- Vipera chloris
- Sako's Viper Vipera sakoi
- Vipera weigeli
- Vipera illyrica
- Nose-horned Viper Vipera ammodytes
- 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
- Adder Vipera nikolskii
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.