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    8. ilo-oli on

      Yes. Kyy. The color can be anything from almost white-gray to blue-black. But the sigsaw pattern makes it easy to recognize as a viper.

    11. HazuniaC on

      Kyy is not particularily dangerous.

      Yes, it is venomous, but not aggressive.
      As long as you leave it alone, you should be fine.

      Practically all Kyy attacks happen when a hiker doesn’t notice the snake, or tries to mess with it if they do.

      Still, accidents happen, which is why „Kyy pakkaus“ is a relatively common kit in most places and with people

    14. LetterheadWitty4187 on

      Yes, this is a „kyy“. Literally the only venomous snake in Finland.

    17. norwaiian on

      Yes that is the Kyy, also known as the European adder. It’s venemous, but it’s also the only type of venemous snake in the Nordics

    19. saschaleib on

      Viper = dangerous but shy and afraid of humans. Only bites if threatened or feels cornered, and even then usually hold most of her venom back, because she still needs that for hunting. If she bites you, though, you will remember that experience for the rest of your life, and not in a good way.

      If you are a child, or if you already have health problems, that “rest of your life” may be very short – but for a healthy adult it is just an extremely painful experience. Still seek medical help, if that happens!

      For comparison, *grass snakes* are aggressive and have a strict “bite first, ask questions later” policy. Fortunately their teeth are so small that they normally don’t even penetrate human skin. They also have no venom, so they make great house mates. In some places in Eastern Europe it was even common to keep a pet grass snake in the bedroom, as it was a symbol of fertility (and supposedly: *seduction*).

      The photo shows a viper, though. Don’t take that one home!

    21. Cultural-Feeling1922 on

      You should ja e stepped on IT and tried because If its a kyy IT only leaves two teeth Marks from The front teeth while a on venomous snake leaves many teeth Marks(i know its a kyy)

    24. Veenkoira00 on

      It’s our friend the common or garden viper, AKA adder. It keeps the small rodent population under control. It’s protected.
      Thou shalt NOT as my granny used to. She went into the forest on purpose to find them, then returned carrying the mortal remains of the unfortunate slidery thing at the end of a stick declaring triumphantly „Look what I killed !“ Then she made porridge with ground glass as special treat for the rats that plagued the farm. Granny quite could not see the contradiction.

    25. wenoc on

      Viper. Is fren but has a nasty venomous bite but poses no threat to adults. They are protected, you are not allowed to kill it without reasonable cause. [https://yle.fi/a/74-20029191](https://yle.fi/a/74-20029191)

      The one in the picture is completely unmistakebly a viper, but somtimes they are almost completely black and can be hard to distinguish from the grass snake Natrix natrix, which is not venomous. The grass snake is completely harmless to humans and pets and is a protected species, even more so than the viper. (You’re technically allowed to kill vipers when they are a present danger to your children, for example).

    27. Cyoor on

      Its 100% clear
      Huggorm / Kyy / Adder

      [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adder)

      You probably wont die if you get bit, but stay away from them if you happen to see one.
      Rubber boots will be enough to stay fairly safe walking about in the spring weather. 🙂

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