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Smooth snakes from Åland, Finland

PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:59 pm
by Tom Hoogesteger
In Finland Coronella austriaca is known only from the islands of Åland. There are very few records of the species, but our findings from Åland this summer suggest that the smooth snake might actually be more common than thought. We found quite a few of these awesome snakes, including some previously unknown locations. Here are some pictures from this summer.
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Adult female C. austriaca in its habitat
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Smooth snake in its habitat
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in-situ
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A 69cm long D.O.R. male specimen with a remarkable striped dorsal pattern

Re: Smooth snakes from Åland, Finland

PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:27 pm
by Mario Schweiger
Good findings of this secretive living snake, Tom :D

Mario

Re: Smooth snakes from Åland, Finland

PostPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:42 pm
by Martti Niskanen
Great stuff, Tom. A very rare treat to see photos of the finnish specimens.

However, check your display settings. Your photos are over exposed. Nikons tend to do that by default.

Cheers.

-Martti