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Aspisviper (Vipera aspis) in the Spanish Pyrenees (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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During hiking to the Refugio Respomuso we found 7 of these venomous snakes directly on trail.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm a bit scared of vipers, haha. Did they leave when you were getting closer? Were you just in the Pyrenees or are these pictures from another time? Really loved it there and I want to go back for more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes! They always left when we were coming close. We were there with a whole student group and had the full equipment to capture venomous snakes (gloves, fishing nets, terrarium). That was the only way to get some good close up pictures. If i had not been on a guided tour for biology students, i would have never found a snake, so dont worry about them! ☺️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Ah, yeah that sounds good :)