Spanish Snake (1 Viewer)

[Jon Turner]

This picture was taken recently near Jimena de la Frontera, S Spain.

Any help out there please?

Jon

 

[tophillbirder]

Interested in your picture as I had an un-IDed snake in Cota Donana in 2007 but can't open it. Can you try to re-sub it. Thanks.

 

[Jon Turner]

Strange, it opens fine for me! I copied it into a word file.

www.jimenapulse.wordpress.com/

is the website it came from

Jon

 

[David FG]

I think what you have there is a photo of a Lataste's Viper - also called the Snub-nosed Viper (Vipera latastei).

 

[Motmot]

More likely Vipera latastei in south Spain. Seonaei only in N Spain afaik

http://www.jcvi.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Vipera&species=latastei

 

[David FG]

More likely Vipera latastei in south Spain. Seonaei only in N Spain afaik

http://www.jcvi.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Vipera&species=latastei

Yes, I think you are right, I had second thoughts, and edited it!

 

[tophillbirder]

Strange, it opens fine for me! I copied it into a word file.

www.jimenapulse.wordpress.com/

is the website it came from

Jon

Yes it's a Word file. I'm a maverick Macuser and don't subscribe to the Microsoft evil empire! Photo's are usually as thumbnails which everyone can open.
Looked at Motmot's posting which I can open and it's not the snake I had.

 

[Mike Richardson]

Agree with Vipera latasti. As said above, it is the only viper found in the area. Cracking find.

 

[Jon Turner]

Agree with Vipera latasti. As said above, it is the only viper found in the area. Cracking find.

Thanks to all for your interest and swift replies. I'm off to Jimena tomorrow, so will speak to the main man with all your information so the finder can be updated.

Best

Juan

 

[Isurus]

I couldn't have taken it to species level like y'all have but I have to say in answer to the question "is it a viper or just a snake?" posed in the original blog that that is the most menacing, venomous looking snake i've ever seen in europe! its head is stunning. what a bada$$ little animal - great find.

 

[phyllobates]

Hi Jon!!
You can be quite sure that this´s a Vipera latastei (Boscá, 1878), i know it relatively well, it's the only viper that you can see here in the middle/south of Spain. If the picture was really taken in Jimena, the subspecie is Vipera latastei gaditana, wich appear in the southwest of the Iberian Penninsula.
You can send, if you want, this information and the photo to [email protected], or to me [email protected], his investigation group is working with this and other herps species.
Regards.