Morphometric characteristics and seasonal proximity to water of the Cypriot blunt-nosed viper (Linnaeus, 1758).

Background: The blunt-nosed viper (Linnaeus, 1758) is a medically important snake species in the Middle East. Its nominate subspecies is confined to Cyprus, where it is the only dangerously venomous snake species and heavily pursued. Despite the viper's large size, data on its body mass and sex-specific morphological differences are scarce.