#1523 · 🦎 reptiles

Asp

🇳🇱 Aspisadder ·Vipera aspis

VUvulnerable 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

what is it?

Vipera aspis is a venomous viper species found in southwestern Europe. Its common names include asp , asp viper , European asp , and aspic viper , among others. Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus ; not only can they be very painful, but also about 4% of all untreated bites are fatal. " Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,956iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

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.
7,956 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.