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will 
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 Posted: 15 Oct 2012 at 6:53pm |
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Thanks Keith; did they have film back then?
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AGILIS
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 5:48am |
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sorry Will I meant plates keith
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will
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 7:07am |
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Ah, those were the days!
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GemmaJF
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 3:44pm |
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They taught me a school how to make a 'pin hole' camera, it was rubbish though!
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Dave Pennington
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Posted: 18 Oct 2012 at 1:19pm |
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Living by the Sefton Dunes and so not having contact with wild snakes here and I'm no expert, but would the coiled male and female Grass snakes be doing this to warm each other?
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Posted: 22 Oct 2012 at 11:47am |
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Hi Dave - sorry must have missed your post here. I would be doubtful, given that they were both cold to the touch and very sluggish, and under a cold tin. I could understand that with homeotherms, but not sure this would work with the grassies.
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Posted: 22 Oct 2012 at 12:34pm |
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I suppose coiling up together might reduce the surface area exposed to the wind but why attempt to bask on such a day? Also i can't imagine there was any transference of body heat between the two animals; the female i caught was extremely cold and there was no perceivable heat radiating from the sun (far from it). I could see no reason whatsoever for the animals to be out and about. If the animal was migrating to its winter residence why the two together and why were they coiled up/immobile as if basking.
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Posted: 22 Oct 2012 at 2:59pm |
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I have to agree, male adder huddle together at the start of the season, a few weeks later they don't want to be near to each other. I've often seen 'huddled' animals under cold tins and I thought it was a way to minimise any heat loss. In a couple of cases this has been different species so I assumed it related to a thermoregulation tactic rather than anything else.
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