I am new on this forum and this is my first post. I introduce myself shortly. I am a biology student in Jyväskylä, Finland. My hobby is photographing nature, especially reptiles and amphibians. I also like visual arts. Often reptiles, amphibians and fishes are my subject.
I visited Åland Islands (on the Baltic sea between Finland and Sweden) in April 2011. It was a succesfull trip. Here are some pictures. I was looking for Coronella austriaca, that lives only there in my country. I found many Coronellas but the photographing was difficult. The snakes were basking on a rocky terrain. The scared me very easily and hide between the rocks.
Here are some Coronella habitat photos.
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There were three large Corononellas on this place. One of them came back to bask on the sun. I believe it was a female, quite large sized, maybe 70 cm long. It may have been attacked by a bird of prey as it has scars on it's flank.
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Natrix natrix and Coronella austriaca.
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I also found one small Coronella (about 30 cm).
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I saw many Vipera berus. This one was the only I had success with photographing.
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Vipera berus habitat.
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Suddently this least weasel (Mustela nivalis, in finnish "lumikko") came to see me between the rocks.
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Natrix natrix hissing. This species is common on the sea shores.
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A view to Baltic Sea.
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I hope you like the photos!