Adder  (Vipera berus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Viperidae
Genus Vipera (1)
Size Adult length: typically up to 65 cm; exceptionally up to 90 cm (2)
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Status

It is illegal to kill, injure, harm or sell adders under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (3).