The Adder (Vipera berus)These photographs illustrate how beautiful this snake is and how different to our other snakes. The first picture is of a female taking in the sea air in Essex.
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copyright: J Cranfield Herpetologic Ltd 2004 – www.herpetologic.co.uk |
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Here we have a group of adders illustrating some of the variation in colour seen.
copyright: Tim Palmer |
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| A female adder on the move | |
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copyright: Dr Chris Gleed-Owen |
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| A male adder basking in gorse - although they are normally seen at ground level, this is an exception | |
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copyright: Dr Chris Gleed-Owen |
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