Reptiles on the beach! (1 Viewer)

JWN Andrewes · Aug 4, 2020

Had a couple of very serendipitous encounters on Newgale beach in Pembrokeshire on the final morning of our summer family holiday. Both courtesy of my son's sharp young eyes, first a very nice long tailed Common Lizard, followed soon after by a gorgeous little copper coloured Adder!

Andy Adcock · Aug 4, 2020

I don't know if it's a constant, but I used to see Adders almost daily on my mpatch in Russia and the tiny, juveniles were always a copper colour.

Farnboro John · Aug 4, 2020

andyadcock said:
I don't know if it's a constant, but I used to see Adders almost daily on my mpatch in Russia and the tiny, juveniles were always a copper colour.

By contrast, the few neonates I've seen round here have been mostly yellow/black: and I remember being shown under a tin somewhere on Salisbury Plain where there were five Adders: one bog-standard yellow, two orange, one clay and one silver/black which last was, as an obvious male, counter-intuitively the biggest!

Highly variable species but always entertaining. :t:

John

bouncerhero · Aug 4, 2020

Really cool snake pics :t::-O:t:

Kits · Aug 4, 2020

Well done to your son for spotting them! Great shots.

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