Articles by Wolfgang Wuster
Species Focus - Adder (Vipera berus)
01 Aug 2023
Mid- and late summer are good times to look out for Britain’s only venomous snake, the Adder. At this time of year, gravid females can often be seen basking prior to giving birth towards the end of summer. They can be distinguished from the harmless Grass Snake by the zigzag band running along the middle of the back. Occasional melanistic (all-black or nearly so) specimens have been found in Snowd...
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