grass snakes in the UK
Grass snake peering out of garden pond ...
resting ...
... moving through courtyard.
swimming in garden pond ...
snakes seen abroad
Couleuvre à collier: common grass snake seen here swimming across a garden pond in southern France.
couleuvre à échelons (Provence)
couleuvre vipérine (Provence)
couleuvre vipérine; 2 snakes
Montpellier snake; very large; many are killed on roads where they are attracted by the heat (Provence).
asp viper (
vipera aspis
); venemous, ca 2ft. long; can be found in most regions of France but is in decline (French Alps) ...
... snout is slightly upturned; pupil is kept in a vertical position (characteristic of vipers)
green or western whip-snake; clean bite on neck suggests possible kill by short-toed eagle (La Brenne, France)
whip-snake (France)
Dahl's whip-snake (Greek islands); the green and grey head-end is in the top left of the picture
archive photo of Dahl's whip-snake: it looks like two different snakes joined together!
