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hey there

just wanted to share couple of pix that i took of juvenile Vipera palaestinae,one of the most seen snake in this area {center of israel}-

-he was capture at a friend yard after he surprise him on a wet mint bush {from the first rain in this season} , probably just want to drink tea

the pix were taken under a fluorescent light, at night.

thanks for looking & reading

youval

Pretty snake.

Did you guys keep it?
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no, all reptiles in israel are protected.

i would love to keep it..

it was released in a field near by.

Nice...how toxic are those critters?

toxic. most of who i now that get taged was in the hospital for 1 week and more.

Very nice, keep working on photos, great looking snake
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I am so jealous that you get to find them in your "yard"
thanks for the pics.did you keep it or send it on its way?are they pretty common to find?

yes,they are very common in here.

i let him free in a filed ,all reptiles in israel are protected.

thanks

Very cool... When I visited Israel I only saw one DOR. I have two in my collection. Any snake in this Genus (Daboia)is very toxic. D. palestinae has both hemotoxic and neurotoxic components in it's venom.
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