Common name : Lataste’s viper, Snub-nosed viper, Snub-nosed adder
Scientific name : Vipera latastei
Family : Viperidae
Native to : Portugal, Spain, Morocco and Algeria
Conservation status : Vulnerable
An upturned snout is unique to the venomous Lataste’s viper. It is grey in colour with a triangular head and a dark zig-zag pattern running down its entire length. They prey on reptiles, mammals, frogs, birds and even other Lataste’s vipers. The terrestrial vipers inhabit moist, rocky woodlands, dry shrublands and coastal dunes.
