Nose-horned Viper
Vipera ammodytes
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Vipera
- Continents
- Europe, Asia
- Countries
- 16
- How common
- Common
About
Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and 11 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 26 more. Common: recorded in 417 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
- Pine 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
Related snakes
- Vipera chloris
- Sako's Viper Vipera sakoi
- Vipera weigeli
- Vipera illyrica
- 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
- 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.