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Tony Phelps Forum Specialist Joined: 09 Mar 2003 No. of posts: 575 View other posts by Tony Phelps	Posted: 04 Apr 2004 15 yrs ago the peak of spring moult was April 18 for study sites below Todays moulted males Norden - 8 Hartland - 4 Furzebrook - 16 Eeast Creech - 5 What was that you were saying Wolfgang about doubleglazing and polar bears? Tony

Tony Phelps Forum Specialist Joined: 09 Mar 2003 No. of posts: 575 View other posts by Tony Phelps	Posted: 08 Apr 2004 Adders mating at Norden today! 18yr female with 15yr male (honest). This female last bred 2002, 65cm, brick red, beautiful snake, always docile. The male - 62cm and fiesty one of the top dogs here. Other males within 15M but just lying around, two had shed, another two preshed. I guess it will all kick off properly next week, or perhaps this weekend. Look forward to this Easter Parade. Tony

Tony Phelps Forum Specialist Joined: 09 Mar 2003 No. of posts: 575 View other posts by Tony Phelps	Posted: 11 Apr 2004 Lifted tin at Hartland, 50M in fron cleared area, 8 male adders beneath, 3 had moulted. Over about five sites today a total 0f 32 - 12 were adult females of about 9 were breeding condition, another female had fed already (W.Forest). 2 last years babes, 2 immature female, the rest were males and 10 were still premoult. The spring moult is nowehere as synched as it was ten years ago. Will go to Mendips site soon, I know none of the males will moult until at least the third week of this month. see also sand lizard slow worm grass snake Tony

Geoff Simpson Member Joined: 11 Feb 2004 No. of posts: 12 View other posts by Geoff Simpson	Posted: 11 Apr 2004 Tony Hi Took the attached image today in Derbyshire of a female adder having just moulted. Saw no adders in Wales - it was so cold and raining all the time. Regards Geoff www.geoffsimpson.co.uk info@geoffsimpson.co.uk Geoff Simpson38088.9444444444

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