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The first one-Day-Trip is over. I was in Ticino/Switzerland.
Of course I was looking for Viperas and as usual I found not one!

I saw a lot of Podarcis muralis and a few Lacerta bilineata.








The only snake I found was a half grown Coronella austriaca, it looks like it was sucking water from the snow.






What do you think? Any doubt at my Theory?

Great observation, it sure looks like its "drinking" from the ice!
Congrats for great finds!

Cool Jurgen!

Indeed the snake took some water from the Ice.

After I came a little bit to close (sorry for that), she bit in my direction, I was too far away that she can get me, but she lost some water after that action.

Hi Jürgen,

2 years ago I observed the same behavior on a V.aspis drinking water from a small piece of ice in the Savoie region (France). thanks for sharing those pics