At the new forest reptile centre today

[arvensis]

Hi,
I took my kids down to the titled place today. The only reptiles I saw were the Adders. Here's a couple of my piccies..





Mark

[Mark43]

Great pics Mark and its a nice place as well especially if they have improved the road into it

Some nice walks from there as well.

[Alan Hyde]

Luverly! Thanks for sharing the pics

[arvensis]

Thanks for the comments- now I've done a test somewhere I'm almost certain to see Adders, the next thing is to go out in the wild and find some. There's a couple of places I'm going to check next week if the weather is suitable. Alan, I take it you are the same Alan on Herpetofauna?

Mark

[pet]

Nice pics Mark, i love the young sneaking up the side of the melanistic, what a cutey. Big fan of the new forest (as its where i got hooked on Adders myself).. specially the reptile centre.( think your own young will have the berus bug now too)

[arvensis]

Funny you say that because they do want to go back and see the V. Berus again! Here's a final picture of a young female(I think).



Mark

[Alan Hyde]

Hi Mark, Yup i'm the same Alan . Where are you going to look?

[arvensis]

Without advertising the exact locations(anyone could be reading this thread), one location is a few miles north of Basingstoke which apparently is quite good. Another one is about 4 miles away from me and some heathland in the east of Hampshire.

What I want to do and what I actually get to do are 2 things though. There must be some good locations around your area Alan including some good Coronella territory.

Mark

[arvensis]

I've posted those piccies in the gallery, can a moderator please remove them from the thread please(to save space).

Cheers, Mark

[Alan Hyde]

Originally Posted by arvensis

There must be some good locations around your area Alan including some good Coronella territory.

Mark

There are a few places . I only saw my first Smoothy last year.

Cheers,
Al

[arvensis]

I havent seen a smoothy yet, though it is one of my ambitions to take a half decent piccy of one in the wild.

Mark