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Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:Bobby Bok wrote:
I love that last picture

The vipers are great, but yes!!

+1

I still haven't been to the local adder site but I found this guy a few nights ago while having a cigarette in the small park next to my home (hence the phone photo). The photo is in-situ, he was on his way to the water. I wonder if this was his post-hibernation migration to the pond or if he was already in the pond and got out to feed. His crest and tail fin look developed so I assume he's been in the water already.

Unfortunately, the weather has gone bad again since then and I haven't seen any neither on land nor in the water.

Season finally under way here in Denmark as well now.

Saw my first - incidental - herp of the year Monday evening as I went for a walk after dropping off my daughter at ballet practice, a common toad crossing the path en route to the pond.

Last night I went on the first dedicated herping trip, just a short stop at two small ponds for our earliest anuran breeder, the agile frog. I had heard reports of choruses the previous night but it was late before I got out and temeperatures had dropped, a thin crust of ice forming on the surface.

Predictably, activity was low with no calling males. Nonetheless I found 15 frogs, including one amplexed couple, 8 smooth newts, and 2 great crested newts.

Elsewhere in Denmark, reports of the first common frogs, viviparous lizard and grass snake have ticked in. The latter is quite surprising, given that I haven't heard of adders yet. These should show up any day now, though...

Some shots from yesterday, during exploring some new sites in northern Black Forest.

nice first berus observations!
Will try it here in the next days, but the forecast doesnt be such good until wednes- or thursday

My yearly jealousy kicks in again.
Great stuff, guys!
Away with winter!

As I had to drive to France this week-end, I took the occasion to herp during the few sunny hours and could observe around 10 asp vipers (males), either isolated or in group (max. group made of 3 individuals). Few portraits below:





My herping appetite should next lead me to my favorite adder sites

Last friday I seted off to take my chances. I hope in adders, but only found two brave viviparous lizards and some agile frog males in puddles. Anyway I´m happy winter is gone here and everything slowly starting...

My first bosniensis this year, from last saturday

My first Balkan adder in 2017 by Aleksandar Simović, on Flickr

My first aspis, from 27/02/17

Yannick Francioli wrote:My first aspis, from 27/02/17

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why is this aspis having open mouth?