harv Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 nearly stepped on this little fella up on the grouse moor this morning, the weather must be warming up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 :blink: Lovely sight! its the time for them to wake up now, soon theyll be everywhere mating in large numbers...good to see, means spring is finally here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A bolt 22.250 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Lucky escape that he might not of apprecated a wake up with a boot :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Nice find :blink: least its heating up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Scared stiff of the dam things,always keep an eye out for em :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Did you barrel it :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Did you barrel it no, i bricked it when i first saw it :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab10 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 i remember years ago fishing on loch ken i set up for a overnight session in what must have been there breeding ground and i counted 19 in one afternoon . nearly dropped my bag on one by mistake and it was a bit aggressive toward it . its the one and only time ive seen them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyh1988 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 nah cant stand snakes full stop but respect them at the same time only ever seen one once and it was enough nearly bit me and the dog it was in a shrub garden next to kids playground as you can imagine i warned the kids after that to be aware cos i'd seen one on the footpath leading into the field (field was behind park ) so yeah keep em away from me they stay away from me i stay away from them . but thhey bite me or the dog i stab them with my bowie knife !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 You can keep them, it wouldn't worry me if they never woke up, I'm terrified of snakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 well my Black lab got bitten on Saturday by one..not at all nice.Nasty infected wound site,lots of anti biotics/anti inflammatories and a drain fixed in her neck..for 2 days a very sick 3 yr old dog. We did not see it or know she was bitten watch out for lethargy,swelling etc Apparantly as they have only recently come out of hibernation they have full sacs of poison at this time of year and whilst timid a dog will naturally stick their nose in for a look...not sure ours will again though.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyflier Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Beautifully marked, very shy and don't really have the energy to move out of the way quickly yet. Yep they're dangerous to a degree, and I for one wouldn't want to get bitten. But don't forget.....They are a protected species :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-fire Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 (edited) We have thousands of them down here in cornwall,all wakeing up now,only heard of one dog bittern so far this year but there will be more, they seem to like it near to rivers and streams on the moorland ground ,cant take the dogs down under this time of year my hansoms. Edited April 13, 2010 by wild-fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntout Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Our environmental guys are busy catching, logging, and moving them at the moment to allow our flood defence works to go on over summer. I got involved last year for a day counting them - over one 3km stretch of floodbank we counted 35 adders, 3 grass snakes and 2 slow worms in 5 hours. Not saying where or you'll all go get one and put it in a fish tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 well my Black lab got bitten on Saturday by one..not at all nice.Nasty infected wound site,lots of anti biotics/anti inflammatories and a drain fixed in her neck..for 2 days a very sick 3 yr old dog.We did not see it or know she was bitten watch out for lethargy,swelling etc Apparantly as they have only recently come out of hibernation they have full sacs of poison at this time of year and whilst timid a dog will naturally stick their nose in for a look...not sure ours will again though.! Yep quite right the toxins are more concentrated when emerging from the winter sleep. As I found out to my cost aged 12 when a was bitten on the hand. I was fishing on the Bristol Avon near a weir the bank was man made of large boulders with big crevices between them and ideal for hibernating adders. I put my hand on one only about 18ins long but he tagged me. The local GP tried to tell my mum it was a grass snake but 24 hours later I was sick as a pig with a blinding headache. Luckily my next door neighbour believed me and shot me into Cirencester General where I stayed for 4 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 God damn awful things, the Irish guys dont know how lucky they are not having the wriggly little monsters, I always carry a stick this time of year ready if I see one, lovely looking skin best used for shoes mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay222 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 great pic of a beautiful misunderstood creature, the european adder is a rare beast in the uk now treasure every sighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popgun Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 great pic of a beautiful misunderstood creature, the european adder is a rare beast in the uk now treasure every sighting Not very rare down here in some places we see lots of them, i'm not a fan i had a dog bitten by one he lived to tell the tell but it was not very nice to see and touch and go for a day or so,we also have a lot of smooth snakes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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