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 Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel

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David Nixon
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PostSubject: Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel   Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel Icon_minitimeThu 15 Jul - 18:40
Yesterday, Me, Graeme Skinner, Tom Charlton, Wolfgang Wuster and Axel Barlow all headed to The Welsh Mountain Zoo. Many years ago the Aesculapian snake managed to break free, and to this day there is an estimated 50-70 adults, breeding and doing just fine in the zoo grounds. The weather was raining heavy, cloudy and one or two thunderstorms on the horizon. Just one or two sunny spells between showers, helped us alot...

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Wolfgang Wuster photographs the first Aesculapian snake that Tom found in the bushes. We think this was female. Notice "my" coat, helping us not to lose the snake, if it falls.....

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This was the gravid female, that Axel found - around 5 eggs, we think.

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Wolfgang will admit, "it's not as big as it looks"! Fantatsic find though - the gravid female.

We then headed over to Anglesey, to a local adder spot - bare in mind, it was tipping it down with rain.

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The had worked well with the heavy rain...

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Axel and Tom were the main "snake catching grafters", and did a good job - 5 minutes and we had our first adder.

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The adder was just starting to peel her skin off

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I love the wide angle lens, probably more used than the macro these days.

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Tom busy at work...

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A good days herping

Fantastic day as usual with Wolfgang and Axel.

Cheers,

Dave
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Rob Deans
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PostSubject: Re: Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel   Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel Icon_minitimeThu 15 Jul - 19:33
The gumboots look to have been a wise move WW.

Fantastic that the Aesculapian snake lives and breeds wild on the grounds. Did you guys see just the one?

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PostSubject: Re: Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel   Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel Icon_minitimeThu 15 Jul - 20:02
Looked like a amazing day in cold wet England Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel   Heping in North Wales with Wolfgang and Axel Icon_minitimeFri 16 Jul - 3:31
Rob Deans wrote:
The gumboots look to have been a wise move WW.

Fantastic that the Aesculapian snake lives and breeds wild on the grounds. Did you guys see just the one?


Hi Rob,

We found 2 - one gravid female and a youngster, about 1 yr old.

Cheers,

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Sweet. Good looking Vipera for sure.
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Looked like lots of fun!! I'll have to take a trip to the uk again at some point for a field trip.

There's no snakes here in Ireland...
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