Identificaciones de wolfgang_wuster

Mating attempt by the male (the grey individual). The female (the brownish individual - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/214663765) on the other hand wanted nothing to do with him.
I could observe them upclose for at least 45 minutes before she at last had enough of him and slithered into a bush. He was quickly to follow her there.

It is currently unclear what subspecies these two are part of as V. b. berus and V. b. marasso both occure in the northern margins of the alps and there haven't been any genetic studies done in the area. But the discontinuous zig-zag pattern is typical for V. b. marasso, so I would lean to this subspecies (especially with the female).
Weather: Sunny/Cloudy, moderate wind
Around 12°c

Mating attempt by the male (the grey individual - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/214663764). The female (the brownish individual) on the other hand wanted nothing to do with him.
I could observe them upclose for at least 45 minutes before she at last had enough of him and slithered into a bush. He was quickly to follow her there.

It is currently unclear what subspecies these two are part of as V. b. berus and V. b. marasso both occure in the northern margins of the alps and there haven't been any genetic studies done in the area. But the discontinuous zig-zag pattern is typical for V. b. marasso, so I would lean to this subspecies (especially with the female).

Weather: Sunny/Cloudy, moderate wind
Around 12°c