Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1 (Plus other herps)

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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Pierre-Yves Vaucher » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:22 pm

Blood'n god ... what some pretty adders... whisky time ? :mrgreen:
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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Sandra Panienka » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:55 pm

Those are some excellent and very stunning photos. I'm not so much into adders, but the pics are pretty amazing. I especially love the one with all those neat slow worms; I really have a big heart for slow worms. *g*
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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Jay Steel » Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:03 pm

Thanks for your comments.

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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Jay Steel » Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:11 pm

A few more for those that are interested . . . .


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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Pierre-Yves Vaucher » Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:45 pm

WOOOOWWWWWWW nice contrast, nice red eyes :P
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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Christoffel Bonte » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:19 pm

wow,
that last one's almost pink!
never seen any like that..

congrats with your nice pictures Jay!
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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Jay Steel » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:50 pm

Thanks. I hadn't seen one that colour before either so I had to have a photo of him.

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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Andre Schmid » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:56 pm

Really nice animals ! Congrats on that findings and on the cool photos ! :)
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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Jay Steel » Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:04 pm

Thanks very much for your comments.


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Re: Adders in the UK 2012. Pt1

Postby Jay Steel » Sat May 05, 2012 6:46 pm

A couple more shots of female adders. The first is a sub-adult of about 30cm in length. The second is a large adult female of about 65cm in length with great girth. She was one of the most calm and placid snakes that I've photographed. She never hissed or showed any aggression at all. Got the shots I wanted within a couple of minutes and watched her slowly slither under cover. She was back out basking in the same spot 30 minutes later.


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And a couple of mating toads that chose a shallow puddle rather than the pond nearby. They had to be helped into the pond after a couple of quick shots.


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And some juvenile frogs from my garden that were disturbed whilst having a tidy up.


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