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arvensis
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Location: Hampshire Status: Offline Points: 493 |
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Jon,
I think its the same animal as in the 'Melanistic 2007' thread as the head scales match up pretty well(I do have a zoomed-in head shot). I have been trying to get head shots of all the animals but this hasn't always been possible. I finish work tomorrow at 1:30pm so it'll probably be a bit on the warm side by then to see any animals out. I imagine you will probably be popping down there earlier in the morning. If there is inbreeding I wonder if introducing some other animals to the site for 3-4 years would widen the gene pool? Haven't been to AP yet as I thought others were keeping a eye on that site. As for PFS, counts are not a problem. Mark |
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st rick
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Just back from the Mendips after a very productive day with Paul Ford.
We saw 20 adders, 12 Grass Snakes, 5 Slow Worms and about 10 Common lizards. Of course, I left my camera sittting on top of the toilet in Shepherd's Bush, but Paul had his and I think a few decent pics were obtained. We came across 2 separate groups of mating Adders and witnessed the dance on both occasions. The main site was a shallow depression that acted as a kind of natural ampitheatre frpm which to enjoy the show, literally snakes whizzing around in all directions oblivious to us.We didn't get decent pics of this but met a gentleman who was. We introduced him to this forum, so with luck he will make an appearance and post some cracking shots. Hi Malcom. And to think I lived in this general area for 16 years and never knew this site existed! |
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tim hamlett
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Question - how many males are there in the Appleby photo? i'm assuming the answer is either 1 or 0 but i would go for 1 - the one that is partially lying over the the brown one. tim |
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Vicar
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Top adder is male, other two are female on Appleby Pic
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Jimpklop
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hello,
All is quiet on the VB photography front. Any one having any luck? James |
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Im Craving Adder's(www.jimpklop.moonfruit.com)
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yellowhammer
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Now we're up & running again I thought I'd post a pic of one of the 7 females I found this morning, 4 of them being gravid. Not a great photo, but I like it... No males, no neos, but a bank full of females is always nice to find. Anyone else having any luck?
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herpetologic2
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Then that would be a hibernation area - so it would be important to report that to the Add an Adder website or Make the Adder Count Survey.
J |
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yellowhammer
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Already done Jon Edited by yellowhammer |
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Cheers, Ian
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herpetologic2
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Good man Jon |
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arvensis
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A juvenile from a local site:
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