Close up head of an Adder, Vipera berus, in attack position on a light sandy surface with black forked tongue sticking out of the mouth and beautiful

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Close up head of an Adder, Vipera berus, in attack position on a light sandy surface with black forked tongue sticking out of the mouth and beautiful yellow gold scales and black zigzag pattern

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Size: 5641px × 3761px
Location: Balloërveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Henk van den Brink / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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