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English: Common European viper (Vipera berus) female, Pieniny, Slovakia
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Source Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk
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Charles J. Sharp (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
Alternative names
Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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creator QS:P170,Q54800218
Camera location49° 23′ 24″ N, 20° 25′ 12″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
There is a discrepancy of 5395 meters between the above coordinates and the ones stored at SDC (49°25′34″N 20°28′12″E, precision: 111 m). Please reconcile them.

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