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29-05-2010, 06:52 PM
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| | | female adder
hello ,
my wife and i were very lucky enough to spot a young female adder the other day , she was about 6 inches long . I wonder if anyone could tell me how old she would be , given that breeding females dont feed until after giving birth ?
Also when we first saw her she was in the process of eating a small rodent ( i think a vole , maybe a shrew ) , but as we stood watching a very irresponsible dog owner allowed their dog to come poking its nose in ,( i scuffed the dog away immediately ) however the poor adder regurgitated the rodent and promptly slithered away into the heather . I was wondering if she would return to her meal later and eat , or ignore it and seek fresh prey ?
As i say we felt very privileged to have seen her and no harm came to her .
cheers |
29-05-2010, 06:59 PM
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| | | Re: female adder
At that length I would say it was one of last year's young.
Always a pleasure to watch an Adder- shame about the interfereing dog. |
30-05-2010, 10:40 AM
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Posts: 217
| | | Re: female adder
Yes, definately last years young. They are all a kind of browny colour until they reach maturity. It is unfortunately doubtful that it will return to it's meal, although I have seen it happen a couple of times, so you never know. |
30-05-2010, 01:03 PM
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Posts: 25
| | | Re: female adder
cheers for the info .
So it could have been a young male adder ? , given that they are all a browny colour when young ?
I haven't seen an adder for ten years , so felt very lucky to have seen it , i understand that if you know the correct places to look they can be fairly easy to find ?
Also does anyone know of any good publications or papers /books on Adders , they really are fascinating . I was looking for a book by
Tony Phelps , knowing that he is a very respected expert on Adders .
Any info would be hugely appreciated
cheers ,glyn. |
30-05-2010, 01:12 PM
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Posts: 706
| | | Re: female adder
There is a book Poisonous Snakes by Tony Phelps on Amazon, used from £2.38 could be a bargain there.
Za |
30-05-2010, 02:27 PM
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| | | Re: female adder
hi
tony's adder book should be out sometime this year i think.
tim |
30-05-2010, 05:19 PM
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| | | Re: female adder
Quote:
Originally Posted by marvin  hi
tony's adder book should be out sometime this year i think.
tim | Yeah, it is imminent.
And yes, it could well be a male adder you saw. | | |
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