Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
I'm not sure this belongs in this section or the "general chat" section, so apologies. I hope a mod will move it if need be. 
So....I went snake hunting today with my Dad. We tried last weekend but had absolutely no luck. This time was different and we managed to see 6 snakes! :shock: I managed to photograph 5 of them and thought I'd share for those who like our native wildlife. :thumb: These are all adders, which are actually vipers, so are venomous. We found all of these basking in the sun after a cold night and they weren't in the least bit bothered about us. This is the first time I've seen adders for years and years (and the first time I've photographed them). I can't believe how successful we were in finding them!
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This is the first one I found. I couldn't believe it when I saw it..I nearly stood on the daft thing! It was in a pretty awkward position, so I didn't get many shots of it. You will notice on this one, and some of the others, that their eyes look "milky", this is because they are about to shed. You can also tell because their skin looks pale and "washed out".
This is the second one I found, a big, dark coloured one. This one barely even moved as we approached. The bigger they are the longer it takes them to warm up, so it was still quite sluggish.
This one was in another awkward position. :lol: It was quite warmed up by the time we found it, and it shot off into undergrowth when some other people approached. It's amazing how fast they can be.
I think this was the biggest one we found, and very photogenic so I have a few snaps of this one. :lol: It moved off into the undergrowth after a little while, but it sat half in-half out, watching us. :lol:
This next pic is very interesting. The snake is very brightly coloured, having just shed. You can see some lose skin still hanging from it! Absolutely amazing. It's head is in the bracken, so this is just a pic of it's body coiled up in the sun.
Here is it's head.
I had a 500mm lens, so I am not as close as the pics make out. I have also cropped most of them. Please never approach an adder too close or try to pick them up! Their bite is worse than a wasp sting and some people can have reactions to them and can die. :shock: Always worth watching your (and your dog's) step when you are out and about in adder country! :thumb:
So....I went snake hunting today with my Dad. We tried last weekend but had absolutely no luck. This time was different and we managed to see 6 snakes! :shock: I managed to photograph 5 of them and thought I'd share for those who like our native wildlife. :thumb: These are all adders, which are actually vipers, so are venomous. We found all of these basking in the sun after a cold night and they weren't in the least bit bothered about us. This is the first time I've seen adders for years and years (and the first time I've photographed them). I can't believe how successful we were in finding them!
#This is the first one I found. I couldn't believe it when I saw it..I nearly stood on the daft thing! It was in a pretty awkward position, so I didn't get many shots of it. You will notice on this one, and some of the others, that their eyes look "milky", this is because they are about to shed. You can also tell because their skin looks pale and "washed out".
This is the second one I found, a big, dark coloured one. This one barely even moved as we approached. The bigger they are the longer it takes them to warm up, so it was still quite sluggish.
This one was in another awkward position. :lol: It was quite warmed up by the time we found it, and it shot off into undergrowth when some other people approached. It's amazing how fast they can be.
I think this was the biggest one we found, and very photogenic so I have a few snaps of this one. :lol: It moved off into the undergrowth after a little while, but it sat half in-half out, watching us. :lol:
This next pic is very interesting. The snake is very brightly coloured, having just shed. You can see some lose skin still hanging from it! Absolutely amazing. It's head is in the bracken, so this is just a pic of it's body coiled up in the sun.
Here is it's head.
I had a 500mm lens, so I am not as close as the pics make out. I have also cropped most of them. Please never approach an adder too close or try to pick them up! Their bite is worse than a wasp sting and some people can have reactions to them and can die. :shock: Always worth watching your (and your dog's) step when you are out and about in adder country! :thumb:
