native reptiles

[spiny tails]

I was out fishing to day and some native reptiles decided to come and say hello.

[itubagus]

Awesome pics mate, love to see the natives. Hoping to get out to Theford Forest in the coming weeks for a spot of herping.

[luke123]

what sort of snake is that? doesnt look like a grass, is it an adder? or a smooth?

[spiny tails]

there are normally loads of grass snakes too, but didn't see any today.

these were taken at a fishing venue just outside of portsmouth, the common lizards come right up to you, the adders are a bit more shy but if you know where to look you can be fishing right next to one like today.

[spiny tails]

its a young adder mate, looks like one of last years, it was only about 18 inches long.

[charlottej1983]

hey great pics..... used to get alot of common lizards up at the kennels i used to work at, and grass snakes used to bask on the grass areas.... did have a incident when one got into a cat pen, so had to alter the fronts of cat pens to stop them getting in... (no cats where harmed)