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Originally Posted by MDT
Yeah, I just saw you're in Croatia....can't see it very well, and hopefully some of the Euro folks can add to this, but could this be Vipera berus?
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Yes, it looks like a Vipera sp. To me, not very good pictures but i know Vipera ammodytes and Vipera berus are both endemic to Croatia.
They can be brown/reddish and have a zig zag pattern on their back, and they are sexually dimorphic so this is probably a female.
The head isn't very wide on most Vipera species unlike the crotalids you guys have in the US, however their venom is more potent then that of the crotalids you've got there.
So yes, if it is a Vipera sp. And i think it is because i also work with them, then it is venomous and you have to watch out. Do not try to capture it but either leave it alone or call animal rescue/control to have it removed.
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