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Found my first ever Adder:
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evilmike
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Joined: 15 May 2004
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View other posts by evilmike 		Posted: 01 Aug 2004

wheyhey back of the net and all that :)

found it about the same time it saw me and slithered off under a gorse was in very dense vegetation at Rhossili in the Gower S Wales, at 12.32 on friday in very hot weather, last recorded sighting is in 1967 on NBN. Found what i believe is part of a dead adder, small section includin bones etc rather dried out. and a slouth which is abit late in the year? do the sloughs not have the v markings? its darkish on top pale underneath no obvious markings though.

 

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Mike Lister BSc hons Ecology & Env management
Gemma Fairchild
Krag Committee
Joined: 14 Feb 2003
No. of posts: 193


View other posts by Gemma Fairchild 		Posted: 02 Aug 2004

Hi Mike,

I just happen to have an adder slough hanging from the top of my monitor, the markings are retained well enough for me to know which individual it came from at my Hindhead study site, so the markings (V and zigzag) are usually present and clear, could it be a grass snake slough you found?


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Gemma Fairchild
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View other posts by Gemma Fairchild 		Posted: 02 Aug 2004
Just an after thought, it may also have been from a melanistic adder where the usual markings are abscent, if it is complete enough you could do a scale count, mid body adder have 21 dorsal scales and grass snakes 19.
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evilmike
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View other posts by evilmike 		Posted: 02 Aug 2004
its in pretty good condition although broke into two pieces when i picked it up, it measures about 40cms in length. i'll try get a picture hosted, iam now now thinking the body part may be a grass snake now ive had a chance to look properly. although its abit dry its seems to have dark bands rather than the zig zags, but the live one was most def Vipera berus.  
Mike Lister BSc hons Ecology & Env management

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