Herping in Dorset
Common Toad, Bufo bufo
Dorset is known for it's diversity of reptiles, predominantly due to the fact they have populations of Smooth Snakes and Sand Lizards on much of the heathland there.
I travelled down with Dave Willis (HertsARG) and we met up with friends down there including Roman Muryn, who later invited us back to see his impressive outdoor Terrapin enclosures.
NB: All activities revolving around C.austriaca and L.agilis where covered by licences.
I travelled down with Dave Willis (HertsARG) and we met up with friends down there including Roman Muryn, who later invited us back to see his impressive outdoor Terrapin enclosures.
NB: All activities revolving around C.austriaca and L.agilis where covered by licences.
Common Toad, Bufo bufo
Sand Lizard, Lacerta agilis
Slow worm, Anguis fragilis and Adder, Vipera berus
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Peacock Butterfly, Aglais io
Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca
Adder, Vipera berus
Grass Snake, Natrix natrix helvetica
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Hummingbird Hawk moth, Macroglossum stellatarum
A PIT Tag in a Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca
Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca
The Invasive Green Lizard, Lacerta viridis
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European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis
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Spotted Turtle, Clemys guttata
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Spotted Turtle, Clemys guttata
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