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Robert V Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 717  View other posts by Robert V |
Posted: 12 Mar 2011 Hey guys, I got utterly skunked by this little fella today. Young male, must have saved up all his goo all winter just for me. My hand still stinks and I've washed them in bleach!! The trials of the natrix hunter. Anyway, must have been 15 - 16 in the sun today, what a lovely day for herping, joy to be alive when its like this RobV |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 13 Mar 2011 'bout time we had a grassie piccy Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Vanderklam Member Joined: 20 Apr 2008 No. of posts: 39 View other posts by Vanderklam |
Posted: 13 Mar 2011 Hi all, Not exactly from this year, but managed to recover this shot of a nice male from last year whilst out with some students in Somerset.
Kevin Palmer Lecturer in Animal Management/Course Manager Reaseheath College |
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Vanderklam Member Joined: 20 Apr 2008 No. of posts: 39 View other posts by Vanderklam |
Posted: 13 Mar 2011 Ooops, a bit big! Sorry guys and gals! Kevin Palmer Lecturer in Animal Management/Course Manager Reaseheath College |
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Robert V Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 717 View other posts by Robert V |
Posted: 13 Mar 2011
Kevin, if it wasn't from this year, can't really see the point?? R RobV |
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stuart Member Joined: 26 May 2005 No. of posts: 12 View other posts by stuart |
Posted: 15 Mar 2011 [QUOTE=Robert V] Kevin, if it wasn't from this year, can't really see the point?? R [/QUOTE] I can, its a great image and thanks Kevin for posting it |
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Paul Hudson Member Joined: 24 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 33 View other posts by Paul Hudson |
Posted: 16 Mar 2011 I prefer the shot taken by Kevin, as it looks it situ and not held in the hand .
Paul Hudson Paul Hudson |
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JamesM Member Joined: 12 Mar 2011 No. of posts: 43 View other posts by JamesM |
Posted: 17 Mar 2011 Very nice! Glad to see the Grassies are safe and well! |
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herpetologic2 Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2004 No. of posts: 1369  View other posts by herpetologic2 |
Posted: 17 Mar 2011 Lovely shot of the grass snake Kevin - can see you in the eye reflection. I may have a flick through some of my previous years photos as well.... Vice Chair of ARG UK - self employed consultant - visit ARG UK & Alresford Wildlife |
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Gue Jam Fowsid Member Joined: 19 Apr 2008 No. of posts: 5  View other posts by Gue Jam Fowsid |
Posted: 20 Mar 2011 Nicely focused Kevin! The keeled scales look awesome. Cheers. Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group |
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Scale Senior Member Joined: 05 Dec 2010 No. of posts: 83  View other posts by Scale |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 n |
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Robert V Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 717 View other posts by Robert V |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011
It's got nothing to do with censorship, don't be daft; my post was reporting this years first grassie, not past photos! I'm just trying to keep a little order in the threads so that when we go looking for something in the future there might be a chance to find it. Does that make any kind of sense?? R RobV |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 It would Rob if you had said Grass Snakes 2011 in the title. I kind of feel guilty, as I was saying how lovely grassies are then we got a picture posted showing just how lovely they are Why not start up a Grass Snakes 2011 thread and hopefully we'll keep order. Btw add any Essex adders in the Essex Adders 2011 thread too if you like, be nice to see some others from different sites to the ones I visit. As is, grass snake still on the hit list for me this year, got my first slowy today under tin, still no grassies yet. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Robert V Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 717 View other posts by Robert V |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 Gemma, cheers will do, I should have put great start 2011, derrr. Anyway, did the slowie come from Danbury? Did you have any luck there? My brother went over there saturday and found absolutely nothing. It was a weird day for herping though, the sun was great, but I'm wondering if that deep frost made the herps a little wary of coming up for air! R RobV |
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Scale Senior Member Joined: 05 Dec 2010 No. of posts: 83 View other posts by Scale |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 Hi Rob, yep slowy was under the tins on Danbury Common, I didn't check them all, just happened to be under the first I lifted on my way to Backwarden. Saturday was weird, I was over at the Wick, sun was great but the frost certainly made for a slow day with just two adder showing. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Scale Senior Member Joined: 05 Dec 2010 No. of posts: 83 View other posts by Scale |
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Paul Hudson Member Joined: 24 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 33 View other posts by Paul Hudson |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 What you drink grass snake gunge?  Paul Hudson |
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They really are in my opinion our nicest looking herp. Can't help loving the adder's evil eye, but grassies, lovely. I felt like I came out of hibernation myself today, I honestly wondered if I could still walk after the miserable winter doing not a lot - felt the same though in the sun, joy to be alive. (Don't worry about the stench, give it a week or so and it will seem normal again 
Time for a trip to my favourite local grassy site.