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| Adder - Vipera berus. Two males jostling for position by a female (the brown snake) |
I see adders throughout the warmer months of the year, but this is the only time when they are very active and not at all shy about human onlookers.
Wednesday 22 April 2015
Adder Courtship
The adder breeding season is one of my favourite fixtures in the nature-watching calendar. Just for a few days of fine weather in the late spring, the female adders go into heat very like a dog or cat, and all the male adders in the area are drawn in.
The males have a particlar wrestling 'dance' which they perform to determine which of them is the stronger. The winner chases off the loser and returns to guard the female from all comers.
I see adders throughout the warmer months of the year, but this is the only time when they are very active and not at all shy about human onlookers.
I see adders throughout the warmer months of the year, but this is the only time when they are very active and not at all shy about human onlookers.
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