One of the 12 vipers on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Viperidae
Vipera berus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the only venomous snake native to the United Kingdom and one of the highest-latitude snakes in the world, living inside the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia.
Weight
50 g – 180 g
Size
50 cm – 90 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: iNaturalist; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (bioinformatics project); PMC (intermittent reproduction study); Animal Diversity Web; A-Z Animals; Wildlife Online; Animalia.bio; PMC (seasonal mortality study)
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