Biodiversity in the Haute-Provence UNESCO Global Geopark
The Meadow Viper
This small viper, which feeds exclusively on orthopterans (grasshoppers), is only found in four counties in the south-east of France: Alpes de Haute-Provence, Alpes Maritimes, Var and Vaucluse.
As it is highly endangered, it is strictly protected by French law and international conventions.
Vipera ursinii Bonaparte, 1835
Photo by Roger Isoard
