At the end of April there was a lot of snake activity in Maridalen. Both Adders (hoggorm) and Grass Snakes (buorm) were gathered in the same area for mating. I witnessed Adders mating for the first time after previously having seen courtship but the Grass Snakes were still in the courtship stage which didn’t seem to be quite as exciting as with Adders.
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| Adders mating. The female is the browner snake |
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| here we see in more detail the males penis entering (and expanding inside) the female |
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| male Adder |
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| female Adder |
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| male Adder approaching a male and female Grass Snake |
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| all three together. The larger body of the female Grass Snake is easy to see |
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| male Grass Snake |
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| male Grass Snake following female |
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| Two male Grass Snakes following a female |
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| male on top of female but this was still part of courtship stage |
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| male Adder |
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| female Adder |
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