I Saw 2 Reptiles In Pwllheli

[phil2]

yep i finally saw 2 of our 6 UK HERPS


i was told by someone on here the area of BLACK ROCK SANDS IS productive with lizards so i went,found a campsite and looking around saw nothing (mainly looking for adders) then i looked under a piece of rock slate and a big hole and saw some twigs,1 though was EXTREMLY smooth,on closer inspection it moved off into a dark hole and was a slow worm.

next we went round the campsite,looking for adders and whilsht walking a lizard ran ACROSS THE PATH INFRONT OF US FROM A SHADY SIDE TO A SUNNY SIDE.it sat in the bushes right on the path for ages and allowed me to get extremly close within A foot of it,he was lovly ,i got some pics to which i will post later. so they made my weekend/year.

just adders to find now which i think i heard one slither off in the bushes,very loud but heard nothing and same with another lizard while liftin a log it must have been next to it and jumped away.

brillo
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[matt_xyz]

good work Phil. I had a few days in Suffolk recently and was also keen to see a few reptiles. I did manage to see a Common Lizard basking in the sun on a cliff top. I also saw a baby grass snake in a similar position. But I got an even better view of a large adult grass snake as it slithered off into some foliage once it saw us. It was my longest, closest view of a wild snake to date. I was hoping to see an Adder but didn't manage it despite looking in what I thought was some likely terrain. I've still never seen one, nor a Slow Worm for that matter.

Matt

[phil2]

yes adders are hard to track down arnt they.

**videos on the way***

[demicav]

Originally Posted by phil2

yep i finally saw 2 of our 6 UK HERPS


i was told by someone on here the area of BLACK ROCK SANDS IS productive with lizards so i went,found a campsite and looking around saw nothing (mainly looking for adders) then i looked under a piece of rock slate and a big hole and saw some twigs,1 though was EXTREMLY smooth,on closer inspection it moved off into a dark hole and was a slow worm.

next we went round the campsite,looking for adders and whilsht walking a lizard ran ACROSS THE PATH INFRONT OF US FROM A SHADY SIDE TO A SUNNY SIDE.it sat in the bushes right on the path for ages and allowed me to get extremly close within A foot of it,he was lovly ,i got some pics to which i will post later. so they made my weekend/year.

just adders to find now which i think i heard one slither off in the bushes,very loud but heard nothing and same with another lizard while liftin a log it must have been next to it and jumped away.

brillo
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I'm surprised you heard anything of an adder slithering away. They're normally very quiet when they move, probably to avoid predators. It could have been a number of things you heard. Congrats on seeing the slow worm and lizard though, looking forward to pics.

[phil2]

yes it could of been rabbit or birds,but i would of seen that as it was easy to see all the way through


HERE IS PICS**


where the slow worm was



the hill the slow worm was on (south facing)


THE COMMMON LIZARD




Where the lizard was...



finally a wierd caterpillar (any idea what it is)


where i thought i heard the adder not come out fully

[Za]

Congratulations phil2, sounds like you had a good weekend,I`m also looking forward to seeing your pics.
Za

[demicav]

Yes definately a common lizard, wonderful. The area where you thought you heard the adder looks like adder territory to me so it is a possibility.

[phil2]

yep new it was common.

[yellowhammer]

Well done Phil Caterpillar looks like Drinker moth.

[phil2]

does it
it was green on the top with black and white clipping into the green kind of thing.