Adders Collection

Puff Adder
LB-9529 Puff Adder - in water swimming Bitis arietans Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Peringuey's Adder - This small snake
TD-1560 Peringuey's Adder - This small snake, also called Sidewinding Adder, shuffles completely into the fine sand of the Namib Desert

Three adder stones, also known as hag stones, witch stones, serpents eggs and snakes eggs

Bog adder's mouth orchid, Hammarbya paludosa
5856170 Bog adder's mouth orchid, Hammarbya paludosa, and white adder's mouth orchid, Malaxis monophyllos; (add.info.: Bog adder's mouth orchid, Hammarbya paludosa)

Brusher Mills, a New Forest snake catcher (b / w photo)
813862 Brusher Mills, a New Forest snake catcher (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brusher Mills)

Common adder and Ringed snake. Date: 1843

Adders tongue, Ophioglossum vulgatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1793

White adders mouth orchid, Malaxis monophyllos (Microstylis monophyllos). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Curtis British Entomology Plate 302
Coleoptera: Pelophila borealis (Irish Nebria) [Plant: Ophioglossum vulgatum (Common Adder?s Tongue)] Date: 1824-39

Common adder (chromolitho)
2782625 Common adder (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common adder. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Bride and groom with horseshoe (colour photo)
3094517 Bride and groom with horseshoe (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bride and groom with horseshoe)

Peringuey's Adder - Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
WAT-5249 PERINGUEYs DESERT ADDER - sidewinding across sand, leaving tracks Namib desert, Namibia

European Adder (Vipera berus) adult male and female, basking on birch log, Yorkshire, England, april

Picture No. 11992380
Common European Adder - female - Dalarna, Sweden Date:

European / Common ADDER - adults; pre-copulation breeding behaviour (Vipera berus)

Common European adder (Vipera berus)

Picture No. 11071174
Common / European Adder male close-up - UK. Date:

Picture No. 11071173
Common / European Adder male close-up - UK. Date:

Picture No. 11071172
Common / European Adder male close-up - UK. Date:

Picture No. 10761364
Horned Adder - Its venom is mild and not fatal in humans (Bitis caudalis) Date:

Picture No. 10761368
Puff Adder - Its venom is cytotoxic and fatal in humans (Bitis arietans) Date:

Picture No. 10761366
Puff Adder - Its venom is cytotoxic and fatal in humans (Bitis arietans) Date:

Picture No. 10761363
Horned Adder - Its venom is mild and not fatal in humans (Bitis caudalis) Date:

Picture No. 10761365
Puff Adder - Its venom is cytotoxic and fatal in humans (Bitis arietans) Date:

Picture No. 10853651
Puff Adder Snake - venom extraction Date:

Picture No. 10851200
Secretary Bird - eating puff adder (Bitis arietans) (Sagittarius serpentarius) Date:

Picture No. 10761362
Horned Adder - Its venom is mild and not fatal in humans (Bitis caudalis) Date:

Picture No. 10761862
Pringuey's Adder / Sidewinding Adder - moves in smooth lateral curves over the sand dunes (Bitis peringueyi) Date:

Picture No. 10760789
PERINGUEY" DESERT ADDER - hidden in sand, showing lure. (Bitis peringuey ) Date:

Picture No. 10848231
DEATH ADDER - EATING GECKO (Acantophis antarcticus) Date:

Picture No. 10767996
Death ADDER sign - Snake warning (Acanthophis species) Date:

Picture No. 10983603
Namaqua Dwarf Adder Coastal Sand dunes, South Africa (Bitis schneideri) Date:

Picture No. 10869462
Peringuey's Adder - Baby adder in a human hand (Bitis peringueyi) Date:

Namaqua Dwarf Adder (Bitis schneideri) adult, on sand dune in desert, Little Namaqualand, Namaqualand, South Africa, February

Peringueys Adder (Bitis peringueyi) adult, side-winding over sand dune in desert habitat, Namib Desert, Namibia, February

Horned Viper (Bitis caudalis) adult, on dry pan in desert habitat, Namib Desert, Namibia, February

Snakes scales, close up

Dark slithering snake raising its head from the ground, front view

Long slithering yellow snake with dark pattern, front view

Common Adder C013 / 6960
Close-up of a common Adders head (Vipera berus). Photographed in Dorset, United Kingdom

Puff Adder WAT 5186 Namibia, Africa. Bitis arietans © M. Watson / ardea. com
WAT-5186 PUFF ADDER - with forked tongue extended Namibia, Africa Bitis avietans M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Adder - basking in evening sun - Bedfordshire - UK 12263
BB-2364 Adder - basking in evening sun Bedfordshire - UK Vipera berus Brian Bevan contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Adder - male - resting on mossy log - Lincolnshire - UK
GET-2292 Adder - male - resting on mossy log Lincolnshire - UK Vipera berus Geoff Trinder contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) adult, in threat display at nest towards approaching Adder (Vipera berus) on heathland, North Norfolk, England, may

European Adder (Vipera berus) adult male, on woodland floor, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, april

European Adder (Vipera berus) adult, coiled on slope in mountain habitat, Italian Alps, Italy, may

European Adder (Vipera berus) melanic adult, coiled amongst rocks, Italian Alps, Italy, october

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) adults, group mobbing Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), Kalahari Meerkat Project, Kuruman River Reserve, Kalahari Desert, Northern Cape, South Africa

Brown Snake Eagle - 7 week old nestling pulls a large Puff Adder Snake
PS-4230 Brown Snake Eagle - 7 week old nestling pulls a large Puff Adder Snake Circaetus cinereus Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black Adder
HDD-492 European / Common ADDER - black Vipera berus Hans D Dossenbach Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Many Horned Adder - desert habitat
WAT-5294 Many Horned Adder - desert habitat Bitis cornuta M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Adder - male & female courting
RJCB-321 Adder - male & female courting R J C Blewitt Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Night adder - Kenya Africa
MAB-1002 Night adder Kenya Africa Causus rhombeatus Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Horned Adder - In its Dune Environment - With blue grey markings -Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-671 Horned Adder - In its Dune Environment - With blue grey markings Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis caudalis Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Peringueys Adder - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-668 Peringueys Adder Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Peringuey's Adder - Side winding across dune sand in the evening - leaving a distinct track - Namib Desert
KAT-483 Peringuey's Adder - Side winding across dune sand in the evening - leaving a distinct track Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are

Peringuey's Adder - Making its way up the cascading sands of a dune slip face - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-482 Peringuey's Adder - Making its way up the cascading sands of a dune slip face Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal

Peringuey's Adder - Making its way up a slip face of a dune - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-481 Peringuey's Adder - Making its way up a slip face of a dune Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Horned Adder - Moving across the desert sands - adopting a side winding motion - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia
KAT-478 Horned Adder - Moving across the desert sands - adopting a side winding motion Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis caudalis Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal

Peringuey's Adder - Sidewinding across patterned white and yellow dune sand - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-476 Peringuey's Adder - Sidewinding across patterned white

Peringuey's Adder - Wide angle view - sidewinding accros the desert sand - with the dunes in the background - Namib
KAT-474 Peringuey's Adder - Wide angle view - sidewinding accros the desert sand - with the dunes in the background Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi The sidewinding motion allows

Peringuey's Adder - Full body shot in black and yellow dune sand - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-473 Peringuey's Adder - Full body shot in black

Horned Adder - Wide Angle shot depicting the adder in its desert environment - Full body - Dunes - Namib Desert
KAT-471 Horned Adder - Wide Angle shot depicting the adder in its desert environment Full body - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis caudalis Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for

Peringuey's Adder - Sunning its self on dune sand near a dollar bush - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-461 Peringuey's Adder - Sunning its self on dune sand near a dollar bush Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal

Peringuey's Adder - Partially covered with dune sand - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-462 Peringuey's Adder - Partially covered with dune sand Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Peringuey's Adder - Coiled protectively on dune sand - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-463 Peringuey's Adder - Coiled protectively on dune sand Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Peringuey's Adder - Shuffling down into the dune sand - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-465 Peringuey's Adder - Shuffling down into the dune sand Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Peringuey's Adder - Close up of the head
KAT-466 Peringuey's Adder - Close up of the head

Sidewinding Tracks Made by the Peringueyis Adder Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-268 Sidewinding Tracks - Made by the Peringuey's Adder Namib Desert, Namibia

Horned Adder In defensive coil Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-250 Horned Adder - In defensive coil Namib Desert, Namibia

Horned Adder Head Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-246 Horned Adder Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa Bitis caudalis Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Horned Adder Coiled up at the foot of an ink bush Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-245 Horned Adder - Coiled up at the foot of an ink bush Namib Desert, Namibia

Peringuey's Adder Sand covered head with tongue exposed Namib Dunes
KAT-226 Peringuey's Adder - Sand covered head with tongue exposed Namib Dunes, Namib Desert, Namibia

Adder's Tongue Spearwort
JLMO-453 SPEARWORT, Adder's Tongue Ranunculus ophioglossifolius John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Puff Adder - Its venom is cytotoxic and fatal in humans - Living Desert Snake Park - Swakopmund - Namibia
TD-2222 Puff Adder - Its venom is cytotoxic

Peringuey's Adder - Wide angle view - sidewinding accros the desert sand - with the dunes in the background - Namib
KAT-438 Peringuey's Adder - Wide angle view - sidewinding across the desert sand - with the dunes in the background Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi The sidewinding motion allows

Peringuey's Adder - In full side winding motion - blurring across the desert sand - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia
KAT-464 Peringuey's Adder - In full side winding motion - blurring across the desert sand Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for

Peringuey's Adder - Sidewinding across dune sand - leaving a distinct track - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-472 Peringuey's Adder - Sidewinding across dune sand - leaving a distinct track Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Bitis peringueyi Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal

Horned Adder In a defensive coil Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-242 Horned Adder - in a defensive coil Namib Desert, Namibia

Puff Adder - Found in dry grasslands over most of Africa, and also in Western Arabia
PM-10462 Puff Adder Found in dry grasslands over most of Africa

Many-horned Adder. South Africa
PM-10452 Many-horned Adder. South Africa Bitis cornuta venomous animals Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Viper / Adder - Belgium
ME-1876 Viper / Adder - Belgium Vipera berus Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Viper on moss - Belgium
ME-1393 European / Common ADDER - on moss Vipera berus Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Peringuey's Adder Portrait in Dune Sand Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-97 Peringuey's Adder - portrait Namib Desert, Namibia

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Exploring the Enigmatic World of Adders: From Puff Adder to Orchids" The Puff Adder, known for its venomous bite and distinctive hissing sound, is a fascinating creature found in various parts of Africa. Have you ever heard about adder stones? These mysterious objects were believed to protect against evil spirits and bring good luck. Meet Brusher Mills, a legendary snake catcher from New Forest whose black and white photo captures the essence of his daring profession. Differentiating between the Common Adder and Ringed Snake can be challenging due to their similar appearance but distinct behaviors. Did you know that there's a plant called "Adders tongue"? Ophioglossum vulgatum is an intriguing fern-like species with unique characteristics. Discover the delicate beauty of White Adders Mouth Orchid (Malaxis monophyllos), an enchanting flower that resembles the mouth of an adder snake. Curtis British Entomology Plate 302 showcases stunning illustrations depicting various insects associated with adders' habitats - a true masterpiece. Feast your eyes on this captivating chromolitho artwork featuring the vibrant colors and intricate patterns of a Common Adder in all its glory. A bride and groom pose with a horseshoe for good luck in this charming color photo, symbolizing hope as they embark on their journey together. Picture No. 11992380 captures two European/Common ADDER adults engaged in pre-copulation behavior - showcasing their natural instincts. Intriguing creatures, mythical beliefs, dedicated individuals, mesmerizing plants – delve into the world where nature's wonders never cease to amaze.