Tuesday 22 April 2008

Grass Snakes

Five separate grass snakes found today. Not confident about sexing them yet though.

Single snake found at site2 (ditchside), close to where I found a single snake last year sharing a hibernaculum with some adders. Comparing pictures indicates they are probably the same snake.


Snake1


Snake1



Snake1

Site3 (roadside) had 5 separate snakes with quite a variation in markings. In one place there were at least 3 snakes and there was a slight bad smell in the area, which may have been from the grass snakes themselves - they are well known to be able to excrete foul smells in defence.

Snake 2


Snake3

Snake4 - quite a large snake, less yellow and few markings
Snake4 - close up
Snake4 - close up

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