Thursday 20 March 2014

Snake in the grass

Two days ago we saw our first Adder of the season.  When the sun is out and the banks, along the dunes at the beach, are basked in warmth we have to take care and make sure William doesn't go sniffing where it's wise not to!!!



and a slightly closer picture of the same one (the zoom was used on the camera)...


if you click on the Location tab below it will take you to the place we found her.



16 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh I forgot you have poisonous snakes there. William behave. Great photos. I could see how he blends into the landscape and could be deadly. xox

ann @ studiohyde said...

Fortunately only this one type of snake here Corrine, but that's enough, lol :-)

Anonymous said...

Fantastic to see this Ann- well done getting the shot.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks CT :-)

robin cox walsh said...

Eeeeeeewwwwwwww :(

Linda said...

Creepy!

Jane said...

Blending quite well with the environment, watch out !

ann @ studiohyde said...

Exactly!

ann @ studiohyde said...

It was very difficult to see at first ..eeeek!

Dartford Warbler said...

She is beautiful. We have them in the garden and on the New Forest heathland here, but they are secretive creatures and we rarely see them.

Faye said...

I know you aren't in the US and maybe snakes are different in England, but it looks like it has a rounded face and no viper pits, meaning it isn't poisonous. Is this correct? Still, it does look dangerous. Not only should William watch his sniffing but you should probably be cautious of where your feet go. It is the same color as the grasses.

Christine said...

eeps!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Dartford Warbler, Faye and Christine...I'm on ipad at moment, when I'm on computer I will give a fuller reply. To your comments :-).

Joan Tavolott said...

I would much rather see starfish at the beach than an adder! LOL

ann @ studiohyde said...

Me too! lol

ann @ studiohyde said...

Hi everyone...as I said the other day, when I was on computer I would give a fuller reply....check out my blog post today.