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   Thanks Will. It was another frustrating day. I searched for 5 hours with no success. The weather was just too warm by the time I got there at 10am. With all the warm sunny weather we've had this week, snakes simply didn't need to do much basking today. That makes it five unsuccessful visits in a row now. My luck must change eventually.

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JaySteel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 May 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote JaySteel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 2016 at 5:27pm
	Thanks Will. It was another frustrating day. I searched for 5 hours with no success. The weather was just too warm by the time I got there at 10am. With all the warm sunny weather we've had this week, snakes simply didn't need to do much basking today. That makes it five unsuccessful visits in a row now. My luck must change eventually.

will Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1824	Post Options Post Reply Quote will Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 2016 at 10:37pm
	sorry to hear that Jason - drop me a pm when you're thinking of going and maybe we can have a look together? Success not guaranteed though

JaySteel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 May 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote JaySteel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 2016 at 11:17pm
	Thanks mate. I will do.

Liz Heard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Location: South West Status: Offline Points: 1384	Post Options Post Reply Quote Liz Heard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 May 2019 at 3:54pm
	Hey Will (or perhaps Jay), what's the latest? Any updates?

JaySteel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 May 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote JaySteel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2019 at 4:36pm
	Hi Liz. I visited the site with a friend on the 21/04/2019 and found a male on one side of the canal and a female on the other side. My friend had looked for them a couple of weeks prior to our visit and found a different pair together. So there are still some snakes hanging on but I suspect numbers are down on a few years ago sadly. Images can be seen on my website: http://www.jasonsteelwildlifephotography.yolasite.com/aesculapian-snakes.php

will Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1824	Post Options Post Reply Quote will Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jun 2019 at 1:28pm
	Hi Ben As Jason says, they can still be found, but I think fewer than in previous years. Whether because of people taking them or being euthanised or maybe just poor hatching of young I can't say. To be honest I haven't visited as much as I used to, after 10 years of getting nowhere with a formal scientific study supported by ZSL and NE I guess I'm a bit fed up of being the loner on the towpath staring into the bushes...