Firstly some lowland stuff, including a much needed tick for me, quatuorlineata.. a stunning adult.. about 170 cm, which I found coiled in a discarded matress..
And the ever present, but still pretty tesellata.
We were also fortunate enough to find a very rare snake for England.. but a common snake for everyone else, Coronella austriaca,
Moving to higher altitude we found this stunning berus bosniensis, my favourite snake of the trip..
And what trip to Montenegro would be complete without the stunning ammodytes.. we saw these at both lowland and highland habitats.. I must be honest at this point and say I came the closest I have ever come to be being bitten by a venomous snake,in over thirty years of field herping.. I missed being bitten on the forearm by a large adult female ammodytes, by around five millimetres..totally my fault..due to complacency..the bite struck the top edge of my glove as it finished along the arm.. a very robust wake up call.. I know the majority of you are way more experienced than me..but lets keep focussed and be careful out there
The snake in question...stunning..even though she left me shaking like a sh@tting dog for twenty minutes...
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An equally striking male..no pun intended
and a lowland specimen..about to shed..
Finally a picture I think sums up Montenegro.. beautiful animals..beautiful scenery..
Cheers Paul
