My First black one today
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Topic: My First black one today
Posted By: AGILIS
Subject: My First black one today
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 1:58pm
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Well quick look out on the road side embankment at Great Cornard Sudbury this morning turns a bit of flat board and what I though was a big black millipede my surprise a complete black melanistic young sloworm.This is amazing seeing I caught a albino one years ago all I need is a aboriginal rainbow coloured slowie to complete the set. This was completely black with no other colour the only light bit is the flash reflection Keith .  [IMG]uploads/1143/aviary_1429187843609.jpg[/IMG   [IMG]uploads/1143/aviary_1429190278759.jpg[/IMG   ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
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Posted By: will
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 4:07pm
Nice one Keith 
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Posted By: Tom Omlette
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 4:55pm
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what a corker!!! well done keith. that should put a smile on your face! tim |
Posted By: Liz Heard
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 7:03pm
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Superb find Keith....and great to have you back!
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Posted By: Rags
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 7:24pm
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Wow, nice find. I can understand how "big black millipede"came to mind. |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 9:12pm
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Despite my myriad garden slow worms, I'm hugely jealous of you finding that! I've never seen a melanistic one. Well done!
------------- Suz |
Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 5:50am
Thank all its returned to its habitat area within a about a hour after showing to another local herpo and diligent active conservationist worker George Millings ...and Suzy I should have posted it to your slowie farm for selective breeding  keith------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Posted By: Iowarth
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 5:53pm
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Great find Keith - well done! ------------- Chris Davis, Site Administrator Co-ordinator, Sand Lizard Captive Breeding Programme (RETIRED) |
Posted By: gingerdave
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2015 at 7:11pm
| What a nice find .Well done that (old)man. |
Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2015 at 6:27am
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Hi Dave how's things do you remember my albino slow worm find from Baldwins hill EF Loughton in the old days ? , I gave it to George Malenoir ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |
Posted By: gingerdave
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2015 at 12:57pm
Yes mate I do remember.That was over half a century ago 
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AGILIS wrote:Posted By: AGILIS
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2015 at 7:56am
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Dave that was before DR who and the "BEATLES" and colour tv ------------- LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID |