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Went reptile-hunting near Bath, found 4 species - Common Lizard, Adder, Grass Snake and Slow Worm.

Sadly, the first three are now becoming scarce in the local area, in part due to habitat destruction, but also from non-native predators, including cats and especially Pheasants, which are released in large numbers around the outskirts of Bath. Pheasants will eat reptiles - even Adders!

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1ebe679e-f210-4470-b509-0d685c429bb8/tw-reptilesRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 07:14:03 GMTSun, 03 May 2026 10:54:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to TW- reptiles on Sun, 03 May 2026 11:58:56 GMT]]>@BathNature Beautiful photographs. Never seen an adder in such detail before, they're quite stunning.

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🥰 Wonderful photos. It's ashame that they are so endangered. Hoping that changes before it's too late.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BubblegumYeti/statuses/116510403240579208https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BubblegumYeti/statuses/116510403240579208Sun, 03 May 2026 11:27:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to TW- reptiles on Sun, 03 May 2026 11:24:39 GMT]]>@BathNature Oh wow, lovely pictures and lovely animals.

In Denmark, where I live, we have those 4 and one more - the sand lizard. I've been lucky enough to meet a few representatives of all five species, though probably more common viviparous lizards than all the rest combined. I've only met two adders in my entire life.

(of our native reptiles, I have a particular fondness for grass snakes, for reasons I can't quite explain.)

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