Open AccessAn evidence of asp viper (<em>Vipera aspis</em>) consumption by a western European hedgehog (<em>Erinaceus europaeus</em>) on Elba Island (Italy)
Author(s) -
Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola,
Walter Henriques da Costa,
Emiliano Mori
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
natural history sciences/natural history sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2385-0442
pISSN - 2385-0922
DOI - 10.4081/nhs.2022.568
Subject(s) - erinaceus , viper , hedgehog , consumption (sociology) , geography , art , biology , ecology , biochemistry , gene , aesthetics , venom
We report a record of consumption of an asp viper by a western European hedgehog. The observation took place in Elba Island, providing the first evidence for Italy and, to our knowledge, only the second ever in support to previous anecdotal accounts.