Common European Adder Animal Pictures

Vipera berus

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Common adder on leaf litter.

Common adder on leaf litter. — © /Shutterstock.com

Male European adders are usually silvery-gray in color, and thinner than the females.

common adder on granite rock.

Female common adder — © /Shutterstock.com

Females of the species tend towards being more earthy-colored.

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Adder on grass — © Edwin Godinho/Shutterstock.com

Melanistic (dark-colored) adders exist too.

black adder on leaf litter. common European adder, common European viper, vipera berus

black adder — © Simlinger/Shutterstock.com

Black adders occasionally appear, they're usually female.