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Ray Hamilton wrote: Do other species coil together in this way, anyone got more photos please?

Vipera aspis and Vipera berus basking in physical contact in the Swiss mountains.

picture on page 162 in:
Hofer, U., Monney, J.-C., Dušej, G. (2001): Die Reptilien der Schweiz: Verbreitung, Lebensräume, Schutz / Les Reptiles de Suisse: Répartition, Habitats, Protection / I Rettili della Svizzera: Distribuzione, Habitat, Protezione. Birkhäuser, Basel, xi + 202 pages. ISBN: 3-7643-6245-6
http://www.seh-herpetology.org/node/57

22.02.2016

My earliest lowland bosniensis ever, almost three weeks earlier then usual emerging from hibernation. Btw this february is hottest in Belgrade from the beginning of measurements.

https://flic.kr/p/DVnpVP by Aleksandar Simović, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/EgHBpd by Aleksandar Simović, on Flickr