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Norway - spring 2015

PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2015 11:00 am
by Thor Hakonsen
This has been a rather slow spring for me, not finding any adders before may (the first ones were out some places in mid-february)

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Vipera berus - Rogaland, Norway - 02.05.15


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Vipera berus - Rogaland, Norway - 02.05.15


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Anguis fragilis, with a humpback
Akershus, Norway - 08.05.15


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Natrix natrix - Akershus, Norway - 09.05.15


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Vipera berus - Akershus, Norway - 09.05.15


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Vipera berus - Akershus, Norway - 09.05.15


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Vipera berus - Akershus, Norway - 09.05.15


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Vipera berus - Akershus, Norway - 09.05.15


Hopefully some more will be found, maybe even one of the elusive Smooth Snakes.

Re: Norway - spring 2015

PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2015 11:07 am
by Guillaume Gomard
Always nice to see the contrasted adders from Norway. I´m just curious about their habitat: would you also have a couple of pics showing the surroundings?

Re: Norway - spring 2015

PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2015 11:20 am
by Thor Hakonsen
I will see what I can find Guillaume. The habitats for the ones from the eastern part of Norway (Akershus) is rather different from the ones found in the western part (Rogaland)

Re: Norway - spring 2015

PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2015 11:34 am
by Thor Hakonsen
I could not find any from eastern parts of Norway (even though I know I have them somewhere on my mobile) - but here is some typical habitat from the western parts of Norway - Karmøy, Rogaland.

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Re: Norway - spring 2015

PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2015 12:12 pm
by Jeroen Speybroeck
Nice animals and great spot!

Re: Norway - spring 2015

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:41 am
by Thor Hakonsen
The spring is perhaps by definition over - but the summer is by no means here yet..

A couple of days ago I finally found my first Coronella austriacas on my own. Prior I only had seen one juvenile and a tail dissapearing under a to big rock.

The smooth snake has a very restricted range in Norway, and only close to the coast in the southern and eastern parts.

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Re: Norway - spring 2015

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:56 am
by Paul Lambourne
Great to see some herps from so far North, and such contrasting habitat to the typical berus sites in the UK.