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Originally Posted by derelict  I certainly saw them in Richmond Park - though comparing the photo of the "adder" legging it (insofar as a snake can leg it) with one I took in Dorset earlier in the week I'm a little less convinced that it isn't really a grass snake and may have to rethink that one. Unfortunately although the sides are in focus the back is not. It was moving at the time and the fast-moving striations may have clouded my judgement after having seen the the first one. http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ar.../IMG_4214a.jpg
Which brings me to the interesting one (sadly a photo of empty space!) which was the "grass snake". It was very different in colour from the "adder" having a greenish back with a darker head. I'm actually starting to speculate whether that mightn't be a released non-native species, but grass-snakes are supposed to be extremely variable in colour and pattern, aren't they? It certainly wasn't a slow worm. |
Could you possibly PM me where in the park you have found them please?
