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A few more Adder pics: |
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ST24 Member Joined: 27 Mar 2010 No. of posts: 20  View other posts by ST24 |
Posted: 29 Mar 2010 Just a few from a location near to Borth, on the mid Wales coast.
We (my daughters and I) have found slow worm and common lizard here too. I'll post pic of those in the respective forums.
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evilmike Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2004 No. of posts: 85 View other posts by evilmike |
Posted: 31 Mar 2010 nice pics  Mike Lister BSc hons Ecology & Env management |
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armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata |
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 Is this site near the railway by any chance? 'I get my kicks on Route 62' |
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ST24 Member Joined: 27 Mar 2010 No. of posts: 20 View other posts by ST24 |
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 [QUOTE=armata]Is this site near the railway by any chance?[/QUOTE]
..."ish" - More the grandly titled "Animalarium"... |
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armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata |
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 Its just that I just checked back on my old IDs. That first photo male on the left I knew in 1997/8. Glad to see that he is alive and well. Do you ever go to Cors Caron? 'I get my kicks on Route 62' |
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ST24 Member Joined: 27 Mar 2010 No. of posts: 20 View other posts by ST24 |
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 Really?! Thats fascinating, thanks for sharing that info- he hasn't moved far! Cors Caron is on the doorstep of my caravan I adore the place- though I can only recall seeing 3 Adder over 4 or so years, and very fleeting at that. As you know, it's Common lizard that hold the fascination there. Suprising no Grass Snake (yet?) This is the latest Borth resident - known to you?? (taken last Saturday - 10th April)
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armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata |
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 There are no grass snakes at Cors Caron. Yes the common lizards there are something - in late july hundreds of them on the boardwalk have to be careful; where you step. I have marked about 120 adders at Cors Caron, along the railway but also on the area down to the river. They hibernate under the sphagnum just a few cm above the water table. Have a photo of the site in my new book just out 'Old World Vipers'. Around about now or in the next week or so you should see shed skins all over the place. Polecats prey regularly on adders there to. Busy with dwarf Bitis here in Western Cape right now, getting some very good mark & recaptures. 'I get my kicks on Route 62' |
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ST24 Member Joined: 27 Mar 2010 No. of posts: 20 View other posts by ST24 |
Posted: 13 Apr 2010 [QUOTE=armata]There are no grass snakes at Cors Caron. Thanks very much for the info - I'll obviously have to keep a better eye out for the Adder down there. Best regards.
p.s. good luck with the Bitis - superb snakes! |
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