Vipera ammodytes

[Francesco Tri]

Vipera ammodytes few questions about:
- is mostly at night?
- what is the minimum temperature at which manages to digest?
- The different subspecies (ammodytes, meridionalis, ruffoi, Montandon) have different degrees of aggressiveness or irritability?

Thanks to all who answer me

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

- no.
- don't know.
- no. ruffoi is even invalid.

[Mario Schweiger]

Franci,

a) no realy night activity known, although vipers kept in outdoor pans might be active whole night round. In the field, ammodytes may be observed during late dusk.
b) as far as I know nothing known, resp. published.
c) not really differences, although young ones and pigmys (from Greek islands) are more "agressive" than larger ones.

mARIO

[Francesco Tri]

[*]a) no realy night activity known, although vipers kept in outdoor pans might be active whole night round. In the field, ammodytes may be observed during late dusk.
b) as far as I know nothing known, resp. published.
c) not really differences, although young ones and pigmys (from Greek islands) are more "agressive" than larger ones.[*]



Thank you very much, Mario and Jeroen