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sotonsteve ![]() Member ![]() Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Status: Offline Points: 14 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posted: 07 Aug 2017 at 6:30pm |
Hello, You guys will no doubt know all this, but according to an article of the BBC website a new species of grass snake has been identified in the UK. Steve
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AGILIS ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1689 |
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Yes it was also in the Times stirring up the snake haters
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VickyS ![]() Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 Feb 2015 Status: Offline Points: 21 |
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Bear in mind it is just a reclassification of Natrix natrix subspecies helvetica to Natrix helvetica and it isn't actually confirmed yet by any official body, evidence has just been presented in a paper. The media have unfortunately got several details wrong!
Still exciting though!
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VickyS ![]() Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 Feb 2015 Status: Offline Points: 21 |
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Sorry ignore my post, just seen a much better explanation elsewhere on the forum.
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