Vipers and dogs: everything you need to know to save their life
Vipers: a real risk when walking in the countryside Spring and summer are the perfect seasons for walks in woods, mountains and grasslands, and a great chance for our dogs to explore off-lead and enjoy sniffing all the scents of nature. But the great outdoors is also home to one of every dog owner’s most feared dangers: vipers. In Italy there are four different species of viper: the European Asp (Vipera aspis), the European Adder (Vipera berus), the Horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes) and the Meadow Viper (Vipera ursinii). Vipera aspis (credits) Vipera berus (credits) Vipera ammodytes (credits) Vipera ursinii (credits) Despite their terrible reputation, vipers are not aggressive animals: they generally only attack when threatened or startled. This is why