The morning started with moderate temperatures (19°C) and about 80% cloud coverage. Seemed to be good for vipers.
And indeed
After approx. 15 minutes I spotted the first one. A nice (not gravid) female of about 55 cm.
- The bog at about 9:00 a.m.
- Vipera berus female
- Vipera berus female in habitat
Its crazy, but all vipers in this population are crazy vipers. I havn´t seen one in all the years which has been a bit calm. All try to bite from approx. 30 to 50 cms. and allways turn their head against the "enemy"
A young one from last year run into the dense Erica/Calluna bushes - gone!
- colorful mushrooms
At 11:00 a.m. the weather gots more sunny and maybe to warm for vipers now. So I walked along the nature trail and spotted some Zootoca vivipara. Although tourist walked along every 10 to 15 minutes, the lizards came back to the trail very soon. Many of them just climbed across the edge of the boards.
If I dont see you - you dont see me! - Zootoca vivipara
- Zootoca and shutter noise
- a new born Zootoca
- same individual. at the lenses limits
- Anguis fragilis, female. very rare lizard in the bog.
Mario
