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    Posted: 13 May 2012 at 10:23am
I am very pleased to say that I have seen a male Smooth snake at my NARRS site this morning. Unfortunately couldn't get any photos but I am 100% certain about the identification as I was very close. There had been no sightings here for 10 years and it was widely believed they had died out in the area.

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Hi Chris, nice to bump into you today! great discovery and well done.   Here's a couple of smooth snakes from my study site which I found later on this afternoon.  Cheers, Will






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Nice to meet you too Will. Actually got all 8 species in the end. Saw a Grass snake and two Adders at the head.
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Great photos too!
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HI CHRIS HOPE THAT HAS CHEERED YOU UP AFTER ALL THAT TIME WAITING REGARDS KEITH

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Well it's good to hear they've been found at a site after that period of time.  Perhaps it may be an idea to check other sites that they have thought to have died out at.

I popped down to a site in the New Forest where I saw a couple a couple of weeks ago, despite the weather being pretty good, I never any.   I did see a Grass Snake and a melanistic Adder whilst I was walking back to the car.

Must take a trip to Dorset soon -hopefully the weather will be favourable when I have the time off to do so.

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Smooth snakes will be mating now (keep forgetting its spring with you lot).
Chris can you pm me the location, i'm curious.
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