The Nature Photography Thread

[jewel-dragons]

this one whas something like 1 meter,i think its an female because the animal was very fat :-)

[adamanteus]

How did you resist the tempation to catch her and take her home? I've just been told of some open land a couple of hundred miles from me, where melanistic Natrix natrix helvetica have been seen several times. (Well, they said "big black snakes" ), I must admit I have my doubts but as soon as I get the chance I'm going to go and have a look around.

[jewel-dragons]

yes nice,but when the police snap you here that you catch a snake,you have VERY big trouble,that's a crime!!!! also with frogs and stuff.....

[jewel-dragons]

this evening.....

Lepus Capensis Haas


Fulicia Atra Meerkoet


Anas Platyrhynchos Wilde Eend "Grondel Eend"


Anser Anser Grauwe Gans

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by jewel-dragons

yes nice,but when the police snap you here that you catch a snake,you have VERY big trouble,that's a crime!!!! also with frogs and stuff.....

We are lucky in this country, we may collect some species (but not all). We are not permitted to sell them though.

[CrazyHedgehog]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

How did you resist the tempation to catch her and take her home? I've just been told of some open land a couple of hundred miles from me, where melanistic Natrix natrix helvetica have been seen several times. (Well, they said "big black snakes" ), I must admit I have my doubts but as soon as I get the chance I'm going to go and have a look around.

not Colwyn Bay is it? then I know what they are and they are not grass snakes!

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by CrazyHedgehog

not Colwyn Bay is it? then I know what they are and they are not grass snakes!

No it's not Colwyn Bay! It's in England, I'll let you know how I go on!

[CrazyHedgehog]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

No it's not Colwyn Bay! It's in England, I'll let you know how I go on!

I will look forward to that,
I am going on a snake hunt this week, aparently there is an old workshop less than a mile from me that got abandoned because of all the snakes!
(Colwyn bay has a large population of aescalapean snakes throughout the forest areas..!)

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by CrazyHedgehog

(Colwyn bay has a large population of aescalapean snakes throughout the forest areas..!)

Are you serious or just winding me up? Can I come with you? Really, I mean it...I want to come too! PM me!

[CrazyHedgehog]

No am not winding you up, I used to work at the zoo and in the summer months would often get punters screaming about escaped snakes...go and look and find an aescalapean snake under the tin slide...5 to 6 foot of bloody nasty tempered snake!!!! it would be caught bagged, weighed, sexed and let free in a quieter part of the forest area..
They are not just a the zoo though..in the surrounding forest appently...
do a search on google for...
"colwyn bay" +"aesculapian snake"

Anyway, not going looking for that, not sure if the ones I am going to look for are adders or grass snakes....good boots and thick jeans! and a camera! hopefully get Chloe to come with me on Thursday!