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title: "Meadow Viper"
description: "Vipera ursinii — Rettili. Vipera ursinii is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/meadow-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Meadow Viper

> Vipera ursinii — Rettili. Vipera ursinii is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae.

- Scientific name: *Vipera ursinii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 708
- Wikidata: [Q387752](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q387752)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30901](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30901)

## Names

- en: Meadow Viper
- de: Wiesenotter
- es: Víbora de Orsini
- fr: Vipère d'Orsini
- nl: Spitssnuitadder
- pl: Żmija łąkowa

## Countries with the most observations

FR (265), IT (171), RO (78), ME (24), HR (17), HU (16), BA (9), AL (6), MK (4)

## Summary

Vipera ursinii is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. It is a very rare species, which is in danger of extinction. This species is commonly called the meadow viper, Orsini's viper, Ursini's viper, and the meadow adder. It is found in southeast France, the central Apennines in Italy, as well as fragmented areas of eastern Europe. Several subspecies are recognised.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_ursinii

## Photo

![Meadow Viper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/meadow-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zwentibold · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vipera_ursinii_macrops.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/meadow-viper?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).