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RAUK Field Trip 7.4.07 - Smooth Snake: |
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st rick Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 141  View other posts by st rick |
Posted: 07 Apr 2007 know the field trip was to Lightwater, but a few of us went on to Hankley later on where we located this wonderful Smooth Snake. Thanks Vicar for the tip.
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st rick Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 141 View other posts by st rick |
Posted: 07 Apr 2007 ....and another pic as gripped by our expert and completely certified (you know what I mean) Smooth Snake handler. I was especially pleased as this was the first Smoothie I've come across, so now I have the BIG SIX under my belt. It was a nice specimen too.
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Kraftykarl Member Joined: 06 Apr 2007 No. of posts: 7  View other posts by Kraftykarl |
Posted: 08 Apr 2007 Thanks for posting the pictures Rick. I have emailed the GPS co-ordinates of our finds at Lightwater, Crooksbury and Hankley to you and all who were there except for our completely certified Smooth Snake handler who had his own GPS anyway and did not leave me his email address. Enjoyed the whole day. Thanks to all involved and glad that some of you were able to visit the other sites. That was the first time I have seen a Surrey Smooth Snake and it really rounded the whole day off nicely. Thanks to Steve for pointing us in the right direction at Hankley and for the Car Park directions at Crooksbury. |
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 08 Apr 2007 Fully certified... I've been called worse things  I'm glad we had a Smoothie from a site I've never been to before. The record will be sent off shortly(I took a grid ref). Shame we didn't get all 6 in 1 day but there will be other opportunities. Glad you have now got all six in St. Rick, now you'll wanting to be doing it in one day Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
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Kraftykarl Member Joined: 06 Apr 2007 No. of posts: 7 View other posts by Kraftykarl |
Posted: 09 Apr 2007 It is good that you were there with us Mark. I do not think that the Smooth Snake would have stuck around for long to pose for pictures. I noticed that you and Paul seemed to have an "eye" for spotting things. Apart from another trip to Dorset last week it was the first bit of herping I had done in quite a while I was starting to worry if my eyesight is getting worse. maybe I am just out of practice. Karl. |
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