2010
TQ3643 : Adder at the British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel, Surrey
taken 14 years ago, near to Newchapel, Surrey, England
Adder at the British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel, Surrey
This female adder (Vipera berus) had moved around in the enclosure, before settling down to bask in the warmest spot. I don't know how sensitive snakes are to the approach of small insects, but I watched, with interest, as an ant tried to climb onto the adder; it failed, and the adder seemed not to notice. The ant is just visible, on the ground, behind the adder's head.
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