I went for a led walk this evening on a moor in the Peak District (same place I took a photo of the deer a few days ago) looking for red deer and listening to them bolving. As well as lots of deer, we saw a baby adder, a short eared owl and - amazingly - a female hen harrier! What a fantastic evening out, watching the sunset from the moor and then wandering back with torches, in the dark, with the sound of stags bolving all around :)
Great shot, sounds like a good day. I went looking for Adders in Anglesey several times where I have seen them before. Friends said I was mad. I knew I was safe as if you take a camera they all hide away.
How amazing to see so much wildlife. Great shot of the Adder. I would have been a bit unsure of walking back by torch light knowing there was an adder about.
@tristansmum Adders are the only venomous snake in Britain but they're not aggressive and are not much of a threat.
There hasn't been an adder related fatality for over 30 years I believe. They don't seek out confrontation with humans so people are only bitten if they provoke an adder or accidentally step on one, when the snake will bite in self defence.
They're designed to attack mice and small creatures so the venom they inject into a person isn't usually enough to kill, and they often 'dry bite' which mean they don't inject a full dose of venom. It's highly unlikely to kill a human and apparently, following an adder bite children usually make a full recovery within two weeks and adults within anywhere between a few weeks to 9 months!
October 19th, 2015
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There hasn't been an adder related fatality for over 30 years I believe. They don't seek out confrontation with humans so people are only bitten if they provoke an adder or accidentally step on one, when the snake will bite in self defence.
They're designed to attack mice and small creatures so the venom they inject into a person isn't usually enough to kill, and they often 'dry bite' which mean they don't inject a full dose of venom. It's highly unlikely to kill a human and apparently, following an adder bite children usually make a full recovery within two weeks and adults within anywhere between a few weeks to 9 months!