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Motty
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Joined: 18 Sep 2004
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Posted: 18 Sep 2004
I was with my son looking for Butterflies at Martin Down (hampshire) when he pointed out to me what I thought was a snake sun bathing on the path.  It was about 12" long, 3/4" wide and plain bronze/brown but Iam sure as seeing many sloworms when growing up it was not that, what could it have been ?
-LAF
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Posted: 18 Sep 2004
Sounds like an adder to me. A site I know well in central Lincs has a good population of adders and these are frequently bronze or even copper in colour, although on closer examination their markings are clearly visible.

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djp_phillips
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Posted: 28 Jan 2006
sound like adder, slow worms are more discreet then that
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Dan Kane
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006

Could have been either; an Adder, or a Smooth Snake.

The Adder is the most likely of the two to be seen in that area.


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djp_phillips
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006
smooth snakes are very very very rare in England... I think Adder
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Dan Kane
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006

Yes, me too, but it's a possibility of it being a Coronella austriaca...

Most probably a Vipera berus


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djp_phillips
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006
how rare are coronella really, I know that they are, but how many
sightings per month can be expected compared with the Adder of the
Grass snake?

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