#1563 · 🦎 reptiles

Long-nosed Viper

🇳🇱 Zandadder ·Vipera ammodytes

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Vojtěch Víta · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Alexandre Roux · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Katiya (Yekaterina Pavlova) · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Vojtěch Víta · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Vipera ammodytes , commonly known as horned viper , long-nosed viper , nose-horned viper , and sand viper , is a species of viper found in northern Italy, the Balkans, and parts of Asia Minor. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. It is reputed to be the most dangerous of the European vipers due to its large size, long fangs (up to 13 mm) and high venom toxicity. The specific name, ammodytes , is derived from the Greek words ammos , meaning "sand",...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,379iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,379 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).