The sightings and occasional thoughts of an English birder in Oslo
Sunday, 12 May 2024
Grass Snakes
On
a hot and sunny 2nd May I heard a rustling in the grass and saw a
boiling mass of snakes. On closer inspection it turned out to be three Grass
Snakes. One was an obvious female (large), one an obvious male (small) but the
third was an inbetweener although I assume must also be a (large) male.
At times they made was I thought were hissing noises (audible
in the videos) but I have been told this sound comes from their scales rubbing
rather than their mouths.
Here are far too many photos and a couple of videos.
three Grass Snakes (buorm). A large female closest, s small more brightly coloured male behind and a third one which I assume is also a male
getting all tied up
the female in focus
the males in focus. The one on the left being smaller and more brightly coloured
notice the tail sticking up with another animals tail wrapped around it
the female with the larger male
the smaller male left the melee and posed nicely for a photo before disappearing into a hole
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