From the #LPSC #NASA HQ Briefing: the four American robotic #Moon landings planned for this year - the Blue Origin HLS demonstrator for #Artemis should go first, as early as next month. (There is a little #VIPER looking at the latter because this homeless rover might fly on a second demonstrator - if they can figure out how to get it from the 8 meters high lander to the surface.)
Kyy haistelee ilmaa, onko uhkaa? – A viper is sniffing the air, is there a threat?
Joskus kyitä on yllättävän vaikea kuvata: vaikka ne eivät näe tai kuule kovin hyvin, niin niiden hajuaisti on erinomainen.
(03/2026)
Sometimes vipers are surprisingly difficult to photograph: although they don't see or hear very well, their sense of smell is excellent.


Video (kyiden lämmittelyä kevätauringossa – Vipers warming up in the spring sun)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIz2tzUGwZQ&list=PL47TXp7IlH11vYpJjsOCzqTZzCU_NxtwR


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Kyy lämmittelee auringossa – Viper is warming up in the sun
Kyyt alkavat pikkuhiljaa tulla talvehtimiskoloistaan lämmittelemään kevätaurinkoon. Ensin ilmestyvät koiraat, jotka tarvitsevat pitkän lämmittelyajan siittiöilleen, että ovat sitten valmiita, kun naaraat ilmestyvät myöhemmin parittelupaikoille. Lämmin sää tuli aika yllättäen, en ole vielä nähnyt kuin tämän yhden kyyn niiden suosimalla mäkirinteellä.
(03/2026)
The vipers are slowly starting to come out of their wintering burrows to warm up in the spring sun. The males appear first, they need a long warm-up time for their sperm, so that they are ready when the females later appear at the mating sites. The warm weather came quite unexpectedly, I haven't seen more than this one viper on their favorite hillside yet.

Video (kyiden lämmittelyä kevätauringossa – Vipers warming up in the spring sun)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIz2tzUGwZQ&list=PL47TXp7IlH11vYpJjsOCzqTZzCU_NxtwR

Olen saanut positiivisia kommentteja kyitä pelkääviltä ihmisiltä, että laittamani kuvat ja videot ovat hyvää siedätyshoitoa ja tieto lisää ymmärrystä. Kyyt kuuluvat luontoon, ne ovat rauhoitettu laji, eivätkä ne hyökkää vaan puolustautuvat uhkaa vastaan, kun ihmiset tai lemmikit tulevat liian lähelle.

I've received positive comments from people who are afraid of vipers that the pictures and videos I've posted are good desensitization and that the information increases understanding. Vipers are part of nature, they are a protected species, and they do not attack, but defend themselves against the threat when people or pets get too close.

#kyy #kyykäärme #viperaberus #adder #viper #commonEuropeanviper #huggorm #snake #snakes #käärme #käärmeet
#luonto #nature #naturephotography #naturevideos #naturevideo #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlife_photography #WildlifePhotography #luontokuva #luontovideo #luontovideot #luontokuvat #luontokuvaus #suomenluonnonvalokuvaajat #naturephotography #finnishnature #wildlifefinland
Viper 2x09 "On a Roll" ★★★★★★★★☆☆ https://trakt.tv/comments/926395 #Viper #trakt
Viper 2x09 "On a Roll" shout by RikerDonegal

**Greg Thirloway, Duncan Fraser.** Except for the all-action climax--with Frankie driving--the car isn't featured. This episode plays like a cop show and gives all 4 regulars plenty to do. Allie (Dawn Stern) goes undercover to catch high-tech thieves, but is arrested by an over-zealous agent who then comes after the Viper team. The story is dense with detail. Maybe a little too much. But the camaraderie between the 4 regulars keeps us entertained. 8/10

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On a Roll

The Viper team and their superior are accused of treason after following a Government command to steal a lethal weapon.

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