Vipera Berus extinction from Counties

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   I am under the impression it's not just Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire that have been noted for habitat and Berus loss. Is there a list of other counties?
I believe Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire are also sadly in this list :-(

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flywaver Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote flywaver Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Vipera Berus extinction from Counties Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 5:08pm
	I am under the impression it's not just Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire that have been noted for habitat and Berus loss. Is there a list of other counties? I believe Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire are also sadly in this list :-(

Caleb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 660	Post Options Post Reply Quote Caleb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2011 at 10:16am
	Don't know about the other counties, but adders have been very scarce in Cambridgeshire since the fens were drained. I've only heard of one confirmed site in the county, and this is now a NNR.

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: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote will Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2011 at 4:35pm
	just to add briefly that there are persistent rumours of one site in Herts, but on private land and we have never been able to access it. If they are there, they're probably as inbred as you can get, so perhaps best to consider adder in Hertfordshire as extinct anyway, even if this is the case. All other reports of adder in the county have turned out (after more than 15 years of chasing them up) to be grass snake or slowworm Cheers Will