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08-04-2011, 09:55 AM
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| |  Dancing Adders
Not many people get to see this so I feel very priveleged.....
It was amazingly hot yesterday so all the reptiles were very active... 
Male adders engage in this ritualised form of combat known as the ‘Dance of the Adders’, in which the males try to force one another to the ground, the biggest male normally wins.
Shame the video quality isn't very good. The first video is quite short.. YouTube - Two male adders (Vipera berus) in combat Dancing - South Wales - Part 1
... they continue..... YouTube - Two male adders (Vipera berus) in combat Dancing - South Wales - Part 2
.... the defeated male slithers off at speed...
There was another male in that second shot, he was keeping out of it.
The female was hiding in the edge habitat of the first video
It has to be one of my top wildlife experiences, up there with seeing a grass snake eat a toad and watching wild otters in broad daylight for long periods of time over two days! |
08-04-2011, 11:18 AM
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Fantastic footage. Wish I could see even one adder!! Perhaps this year. 
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08-04-2011, 11:38 AM
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Great footage! I hope I can see that in person one day  |
08-04-2011, 10:17 PM
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| | | Re: Dancing Adders
hi
great stuff mark. rare enough to see but to capture on camera as well. thanks for sharing.
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09-04-2011, 09:17 PM
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| | | Re: Dancing Adders
Excellent Mark . I would give my right arm to see that for real.
Charlie.
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